Ny maha iray fiaviana ny Malagasy voaporofo ara-zenetika.

The discussion on the origin of the Malagasy is necessary because many are unaware that the little men Kimosy and Mikea were their most distant ancestors. The Kimosy are white, distinct from Africans, and Mikea are black. These populations belonging mitochondrial DNA R9 and M32 and chromosomal haplogroup C and D which do not exist in Africa. Geneticists demonstrate that Malagasy people share a genetic ancestry with the Andamanese and the Negritos who are genetically away from Africans. The hypothesis as to the origin of the Negrito from Taiwan and the Negrito from Southeast Asia to Madagascar is confirmed by our study. Malagasy ancestors who would have left Madagascar during the Ice Age to go to Southeast Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, North Africa to Europe where the U and K mitochondrial DNA, children of R9 are existing. The Malagasy are neither Africans nor Asians.

Key-words:Kimosy, Mikea, mitochondrial DNA, geneticists, Negritos

11/11/2021