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description: 'Fara is the mother of the Rabe family in Ny Rabe, the animated universe of Madagascar: 44, she runs a tiny grocery in Mahamasina, works raphia, talks to flowers and hides a great love behind tough words.'
order: 30
title: 'Who is Fara, the mother in Ny Rabe?'
canonical: 'https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/fara'
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  entity: '@nyrabe'
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  version: 1
  published: '2026-10-10T06:38:58+00:00'
  updated: '2026-10-10T06:38:58+00:00'
  trail:
    -
      label: 'Who are the characters of Ny Rabe?'
      url: 'https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters'
  lang: en
  content_license: 'All rights reserved'
---

Fara is the mother of the Rabe family. At 44 she runs a tiny neighbourhood grocery in Mahamasina, in Antananarivo, and she is the quiet pillar of the house: resourceful, protective, and far better at showing her love through what she does than through what she says. Her tenderness hides behind tough words.

## At a glance

| | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fara |
| Age | 44 |
| Family | Wife of Datoa, mother of Tsiky, Miora and Njaka, daughter of Tata Malala, grandmother of Lita |
| Occupation | Runs a tiny grocery in Mahamasina |
| Passions | Malagasy art and raphia crafts |
| Little habit | She talks to flowers |

## Personality

Fara holds the house together without making a fuss. She is discreet, resourceful and protective of her family, and the words "I love you" come hard to her: the love is there, behind sentences that sound harsh. Her children know it, and many readers recognise their own mother in her.

## The grocery in Mahamasina

Fara's grocery is a tiny neighbourhood shop in Mahamasina, and one of the places Ny Rabe keeps coming back to. It is where she works, and where a good part of the neighbourhood comes through.

## An artist at heart

Fara loves Malagasy art and works raphia herself. Her daughter Tsiky sells her creations online. And she talks to flowers.

## Fara and Datoa

Fara and her husband Datoa argue, usually when he comes home late from an evening drink, and beneath the arguments the two share a deep complicity. Zézé the zebu, for his part, loves nothing more than being by Fara's side.

## Her family

- [Datoa](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/datoa), her husband.
- [Tsiky](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/tsiky), [Miora](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/miora) and [Njaka](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/njaka), her children.
- [Lita](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/lita), her grandson.
- [Tata Malala](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/tata-malala), her mother.
- [R-Biz](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/r-biz), her nephew, cousin of her children.

## Where to see Fara

Her stories are gathered on [her page at nyrabe.com](https://nyrabe.com/personnage/fara). Among them, in Malagasy:

- [I Fara io](https://nyrabe.com/i-fara-io) ("Here's Fara")
- [Neny milay](https://nyrabe.com/neny-milay) ("Cool mum")
- [Fomban-drazana](https://nyrabe.com/fomban-drazana) ("Ancestral customs")
- [Ilay mpanjifa saro-kenatra](https://nyrabe.com/ilay-mpanjifa-saro-kenatra) ("The shy customer")
- [Lasopy legioma](https://nyrabe.com/lasopy-legioma) ("Vegetable soup")

The whole family is presented on [Who are the characters of Ny Rabe?](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters)