[abfar]

The first settlers of Madagascar are also Austronesians, came from Borneo between 350 BC and 550 AD [1]. If you look at a world map you can see just how far those two islands are.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar

[chewz]

If you read Wikipedia article

> The first archaeological evidence for human foraging on Madagascar may have occurred as much as 10,000 years ago.[10] Human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350 BC and 550 AD by Austronesian peoples, arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo

People lived in Madagascar 10 0000 years before arrival of proto-Malays.

[BurningFrog]

That Madagascar remained unsettled for so long is the most puzzling of all. It's not that far off from Africa, where humanity came from.

[mmsimanga]

Speaking for myself as an African. We can run and jump but swimming is not our forte.

[patrickg_zill]

The out of Africa theory has been overblown by the media. There are many other bits of evidence that point to other origins...