Anjoaty dialect
{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Anjoaty
| nativename =
| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}
| ethnicity = Anjoaty
| nation =
| speakers = c. 250,000 {{cite web
|title=Demographics of Q3031984
|website=Data Commons
|url=https://datacommons.org/place/wikidataId/Q3031984?category=Demographics&hl=fr
|access-date=19 June 2025
}}
| date =
| ref =
| familycolor = Austronesian
| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian
| fam3 = Western Indonesian
| fam4 = Barito
| fam5 = East Barito
| fam6 = Northern Malagasic
| iso3 =
| glotto =
| glottorefname = Malagasic
| lingua =
| script = {{ubl
| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)
}}
| notice = IPA
| module = {{Listen
| pos = right
| embed = yes
| filename = Anjoaty language audio sample.ogg
| title = Anjoaty language sample
| type = speech
| description = A man reading gospel in Anjoaty dialect from Vohemar in North-eastern Madagascar.
}}
}}
Anjoaty also known as Sakalava Anjoaty{{cite web
|title=Ethnie Sakalava Anjoaty
|website=Clicours
|date=20 August 2023
|url=https://www.clicours.com/ethnie-sakalava-anjoaty/
|access-date=19 June 2025
|quote=Mais ce qui la différencie des autres, c’est son rite du “Jôro vangy tany manintsy”}} is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by the Anjoaty people in the city of Vohémar and surrounding areas in northeastern Madagascar.
Classification
Anjoaty is an Austronesian language variety belonging to the Northern Malagasic branch of the Malagasy.
Geographical distribution
The Anjoaty dialect is spoken in and around the city of Vohémar,{{cite journal
|last1=Schreurs
|first1=Guido
|last2=Rakotoarisoa
|first2=Jean‑Aimé
|date=2011
|title=The archaeological site at Vohemar in a regional geographical and geological context
|journal=Études océan Indien
|volume=46‑47
|pages=46–47
|url=https://journals.openedition.org/oceanindien/1169
|access-date=19 June 2025
|quote=In the late 19th century, ancient tombs were discovered near the town of Vohemar … subsequent excavations … revealed the presence of a major necropolis attributed to a prosperous Rasikajy civilisation.}} in the Sava Region of northeastern Madagascar.
Characteristics
Anjoaty shares similarities with northern Malagasy dialects such as Antakarana and Northern Betsimisaraka, but retains distinct lexical and phonological traits.
References
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{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}}
{{Languages of Madagascar}}
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Category:Verb–object–subject languages