In the early 1820 ’ s, the only written form of Malagasy was called sorabe ​ — Malagasy words written in Arabic characters. Only a handful of people could read that.
या दोघांनी मलागासी भाषेत बायबलचे भाषांतर करण्याच्या कार्यात स्वतःला झोकून दिले.