History Austronetian people and Madagascar are not new. Austronesian peoples' migration to Madagascar was estimated to have happened around 830 AD. Malagasy contains loan words from Sanskrit, all with local linguistic modifications via Javanese or Malay, hinting that Madagascar may have been colonized by settlers from the Srivijaya Empire.
And today, regions of Madagascar Island have become part of Indonesia. Let's prosper together under Indonesia umbrela.