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=

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! English !! Malagasy Standard !! Antaifasy

OneIray / Isa{{Audio|One in Antefasy.wav|Iraiky}} or {{Audio|Isa in Antefasy.wav|Isa}}
TwoRoa{{Audio|Two in Antefasy.wav|Roy}}
ThreeTelo{{Audio|Three in Antefasy.wav|Telo}}
FourEfatra{{Audio|Four in Antefasy.wav|Efatry}}
FiveDimy{{Audio|Five in Antefasy.wav|Dimy}}
SixEnina{{Audio|Six in Antefasy.wav|Enina}}
SevenFito{{Audio|Seven in Antefasy.wav|Fito}}
EightValo{{Audio|Eight in Antefasy.wav|Valo}}
NineSivy{{Audio|Nine in Antefasy.wav|Sivy}}
TenFolo{{Audio|Ten in Antefasy.wav|Folo}}
ElevenIraika ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Eleven in Antefasy.wav|Raiky amby folo}}
TwelveRoa ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Twelve in Antefasy.wav|Roy amby folo}}
ThirteenTelo ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Thirteen in Antefasy.wav|Telo amby folo}}
FourteenEfatra ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Fourteen in Antefasy.wav|Efatry amby folo}}
FifteenDimy ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Fifteen in Antefasy.wav|Dimy amby folo}}
SixteenEnina ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Sixteen in Antefasy.wav|Enina amby folo}}
SeventeenFito ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Seventeen in Antefasy.wav|Fito amby folo}}
EighteenValo ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Eighteen in Antefasy.wav|Valo amby folo}}
NineteenSivy ambin'ny folo{{Audio|Nineteen in Antefasy.wav|Sivy amby folo}}
TwentyRoapolo{{Audio|Twenty in Antefasy.wav|Roapolo}}
ThirtyTelopolo{{Audio|Thirty in Antefasy.wav|Telopolo}}
FortyEfapolo{{Audio|Forty in Antefasy.wav|Efapolo}}
FiftyDimampolo{{Audio|Fifty in Antefasy.wav|Dimapolo}}
SixtyEnimpolo{{Audio|Sixty in Antefasy.wav|Enimpolo}}
SeventyFitopolo{{Audio|Seventy in Antefasy.wav|Fitopolo}}
EightyValopolo{{Audio|Eighty in Antefasy.wav|Valopolo}}
NinetySivifolo{{Audio|Ninety in Antefasy.wav|Sivifolo}}
HundredZato{{Audio|One hundred in Antefasy.wav|Zato}}
One ThousandArivo{{Audio|One thousand in Antefasy.wav|Arivo}}
Ten thousandIray halina{{Audio|Ten thousand in Antefasy.wav|Ray haligny}}
One hundred thousandIray hetsy{{Audio|One hundred thousand in Antefasy.wav|Ray hetsy}}
One millionTapitrisa{{Audio|One million in Antefasy.wav|Ray Tapitrisa}}
One billionLavitrisa{{Audio|One billion in Antefasy.wav|1 miliara (from French)}}

=Animals=

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! English !! Malagasy standard !! Antaifasy

AnimalBibyBiby
BirdVoronaVorogny
DuckGanaganaGanagana/Gana/Kana
ChickenAkohoAkoho
GooseGisaGisy/Gisa
CowOmbyAomby
SheepOndryOndry

=Direction=

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! English !! Malagasy Standard !! Antefasy

NorthAvaratra{{Audio|North in Antefasy.wav|Avaratry}}
SouthAtsimo{{Audio|South in Antefasy.wav|Atsimo}}
EastAtsinanana{{Audio|East in Antefasy.wav|Atsignanagny}}
WestAndrefana{{Audio|West in Antefasy.wav|Andrefagny}}

=Time=

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! English !! Malagasy Standard !! Antefasy

DayAndro{{Audio|Day in Antefasy.wav|Andro}}
NightAlina{{Audio|Night in Antefasy.wav|Aligny}}
MorningMaraina{{Audio|Morning in Antefasy.wav|Maraigny}}
AfternoonTolakandro{{Audio|Afternoon in Antefasy.wav|Sodrignandro}}
EveningHariva{{Audio|Evening in Antefasy.wav|Hariva}}
WeekHerinandro{{Audio|Week in Antefasy.wav|Herignandro}}
MonthVolana{{Audio|Month in Antefasy.wav|Volagny}}
YearTaona{{Audio|Year in Antefasy.wav|Taogny}}
MinuteMinitra{{Audio|Minute in Antefasy.wav|Minitry}}
SecondSegondra{{Audio|Second in Antefasy.wav|Segôndy}}

=Colors=

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! English !! Malagasy Standard !! Antefasy

RedMena{{Audio|Red in Antefasy.wav|Mena}}
BlueManga{{Audio|Blue in Antefasy.wav|Manga}}
YellowMavo{{Audio|Yellow in Antefasy.wav|Jônina}}
GreenMaitso{{Audio|Green in Antefasy.wav|Mentso}}
BlackMainty{{Audio|Black in Antefasy.wav|Mity}}
WhiteFotsy{{Audio|White in Antefasy.wav|Fotsy}}
Brownvolontsôkôlà{{Audio|Brown in Antefasy.wav|Marôn}}
PinkMavokely{{Audio|Pink in Antefasy.wav|Rôzy}}
PurpleVolomparasy{{Audio|Purple in Antefasy.wav|Voloparasy}}

References