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description: 'The family tree of Ny Rabe, the animated universe of Madagascar: four generations from Tata Malala to Lita, the uncle Paoly, the cousin R-Biz, the animals, the neighbours, and the friendships and rivalries that drive the stories.'
date: '2026-10-10'
title: 'How are the characters of Ny Rabe related?'
canonical: 'https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/family'
markleex:
  entity: '@nyrabe'
  url: 'https://markleex.com/@nyrabe'
  version: 1
  published: '2026-10-10T06:41:47+00:00'
  updated: '2026-10-10T06:41:47+00:00'
  lang: en
  content_license: 'All rights reserved'
---

Ny Rabe follows four generations of one family in Ambalavato, Antananarivo, from Tata Malala, the grandmother, to Lita, two and a half. Around them live an uncle, a cousin, a dog, a zebu and a few neighbours, and the stories grow out of the ties between them.

## The family tree

- **[Tata Malala](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/tata-malala)**, 68, the grandmother
  - her daughter **[Fara](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/fara)**, 44, married to **[Datoa](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/datoa)** (Tefy Rabe), 46
    - their eldest daughter **[Tsiky](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/tsiky)**, 25
      - her son **[Lita](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/lita)**, two and a half
    - their second daughter **[Miora](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/miora)**, 16
    - their son **[Njaka](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/njaka)**, 12
- **[Paoly](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/paoly)**, 43, Datoa's younger brother, uncle of the three children
- **[R-Biz](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/r-biz)** (Rado), 27, cousin of the three children on Fara's side, and so part of Tata Malala's family

## Who is who to whom

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who are Tsiky's parents? | Fara and Datoa |
| Who is Lita's mother? | Tsiky, who raises him on her own |
| Whose mother is Tata Malala? | Fara's |
| Who is Datoa's brother? | Paoly, his younger brother |
| How is R-Biz related to the Rabe? | He is the children's cousin, on their mother Fara's side |
| What are Miora and Njaka to Lita? | His aunt and his uncle |

## The animals

- **[Maki](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/maki)**, the family dog, about four, with three legs.
- **[Zézé](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/zeze)**, the zebu, who lives in the house like one of the family.

## The neighbours and friends

- **[Bebe Dety](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/bebe-dety)**, 72, the neighbour.
- **[Jean-Michel](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/jean-michel)**, 34, the French investor, Datoa's friend.

## The ties that drive the stories

| Between | What goes on |
|---|---|
| Fara and Datoa | They argue, usually over his evening drinks, and share a deep complicity |
| Datoa and R-Biz | R-Biz gets on his nerves, and Datoa adores him |
| Tata Malala and Bebe Dety | An open rivalry going back to their youth, and to a man |
| Miora and Njaka | A gentle rivalry between sister and brother |
| Tsiky and Jean-Michel | He courts her, and she is not interested |
| Datoa and Paoly | Brotherly squabbles about tyres |
| Paoly and R-Biz | Paoly keeps a wary eye on him |
| Jean-Michel and R-Biz | Jean-Michel believes in him and follows him into ventures that flop |
| Miora and Tsiky | Miora looks up to her big sister |
| Njaka and Lita | Njaka plays with Lita, who sometimes ends up as the test subject of his experiments |
| Lita, Maki and Zézé | Lita adores both of them |
| Maki and Tata Malala | Maki keeps running off with her walking stick |
| Zézé and Fara | Zézé loves being by her side |

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