Jesus Christ, 6, 12, 17, 25n9

Nenilava’s relation to,, 29–43, 60, 86–87

language

attitudes, 198, 200, 202–203

behavior, 188, 199–200

use, 183–196, 198–203

literacy, 15, 177, 184, 186–193, 196, 205, 208n22, 249, 252

LMS (London Missionary Society), xviii, xix, 14, 25n9, 151n31, 179n6, 186, 191, 194, 210n55, 261

LWF (Lutheran World Federation), xviii, xix, 73n26, 98, 110n37, 151n35

Malagasy Iombonana, 190, 252

Malagasy Lutheran Church. See FLM

Mama Christine (Rabea Harilala Christine)plate 19, 144, 152n44, 181n31, 220, 229, 233, 235, 246n3, 255

Manolotronyplate 4, 22, 28, 37, 79, 226n12, 254

marary,, 126, 181n33, 252, 260

Meeg, Martinplate 3, 56, 72n16, 72n20, 78

Menalamba Revolt, 15, 25n12, 235, 246n4, 252

Merina

language, 190–191, 195–197, 249, 253

people, xviii, 14, 142, 150n25, 185, 192–193, 196–197, 210n42, 210n54, 211, 220, 223, 240–241, 244, 249, 252

missions and missionaries (in general),, 2, 4, 7, 11–12, 14–17, 19–20, 23, 25n12, 30

Norwegian missionaries, 48–51, 53, 61–65, 67–70, 71nn7–8, 73n21, 100, 108n23

women missionaries, 135, 140, 142–143, 147, 152nn41–42, 165, 169, 188, 191–193, 196, 208n20, 210n40, 215, 221–223, 227n18, 234–235, 240–241, 244, 247n18, 252, 254, 258, 264

mother tongue, 184, 187, 192, 196, 198, 204–205

Mpianatry ny Tompo. See Disciples of the Lord

mpiandry. See shepherds

Nenilava (Volahavana Germaine), xviii, 4–5, 8n3

biographyplate 6plate 7plate 16, 27–45, 60, 62, 64–66, 68, 74n34, 74nn36–37, 75n39, 76n50, 76n52, 81, 82, 87, 89, 92, 107n17, 144, 146, 152n44, 158, 171–178, 181n31, 181n33, 181n37, 182n49, 182n56, 182n60, 183, 186, 197, 219–220, 233–235, 242, 250, 260, 262–264

NMS (Norwegian Mission Society), xviii, xix, 4, 32, 48, 50–51, 54–55, 58, 67, 69, 71n3, 73n26, 76n52, 78n3, 169, 207n6, 243, 267

official Malagasy, 190, 203–205

ohabolana. See proverbs