Antaifasy dialect
{{Short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Antaifasy
| nativename = Zakan'Atefasy
| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}
| ethnicity = Antaifasy
| nation =
| speakers = 254,000 https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10338/MA
| date =
| ref =
| familycolor = Austronesian
| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian
| fam3 = Western Indonesian
| fam4 = Barito
| fam5 = East Barito
| fam6 = Central-Eastern Malagasic
| fam7 = Plateaux malagasy
| iso1 = Mg
| iso3 = Plt
| glotto =
| glottorefname = Malagasic
| lingua = 31-LDA-be
| script = {{ubl
| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)
}}
| notice = IPA
}}
Antaifasy is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antaifasy people and the main dialect around the Farafangana district. https://islands-mission.org/translations/
Classification
Antefasy is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group.
Characteristics
Antaifasy is very simillar and it can be mistaken to Antaimoro dialect. The difference between the two dialects are quiet small.
Vocabulary
=Numerals=
class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antaifasy gloss | ||
One | Iray/Isa | Iraiky/Isa |
Two | Roa | Roy |
Three | Telo | Telo |
Four | Efatra | Efatry |
Five | Dimy | Dimy |
Six | Enina | Enina |
Seven | Fito | Fito |
Eight | Valo | Valo |
Nine | Sivy | Sivy |
Ten | Folo | Folo |
Hundred | Zato | Zato |
Thousand | Arivo | Arivo |
Ten thousand | Iray halina | Ray haligny |
One hundred thousand | Iray hetsy | Ray hetsy |
One million | Tapitrisa | Tapitrisa |
=Animals=
class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antaifasy gloss | ||
Animal | Biby | Biby |
Bird | Vorona | Vorogny |
Duck | Ganagana | Ganagana |
Chicken | Akoho | Akoho |
Goose | Gisa | Gisa |
Cow | Omby | Aomby |
Sheep | Ondry | Ondry |
=Direction=
class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antaifasy gloss | ||
North | Avaratra | Avaratry |
South | Atsimo | Atsimo |
East | Atsinanana | Atsignanagny |
West | Andrefana | Andrefagny |
=Time=
class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antaifasy gloss | ||
Day | Andro | Andro |
Today | Anio/Androany | Androany |
Yesterday | Omaly | Omaly |
Tomorrow | Rahampitso | Omaray/Rapitso |
Month | Volana | Volagny |
Year | Taona | Taogny |
=Colors=
class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antaifasy gloss | ||
White | Fotsy | Fotsy |
Black | Mainty | Mity |
Red | Mena | Mena |
Blue | Manga | Manga |
Green | Maintso | Mentso |
Pink | Rôzy | |
Purple | Volomparasy | Voloparasy |
Brown | Volontany | Marôn |