Which writing system is used for the Malagasy language?

The Malagasy language is primarily written using the Latin alphabet (also referred to as the Roman alphabet), which has served as the official script for the Merina dialect since 1820.12

Historically, however, other writing systems have been utilized. By the 1630s, the Antemoro people in southeastern Madagascar developed a theocratic state that used the Arabic alphabet to record religious and secular texts in the Malagasy language. These manuscripts, known as sorabe, are still preserved today and contain traditional lore, history, and astrological discourses.34