Antambahoaka dialect

{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Antambahoaka

| nativename = Fizakana Antembahôky

| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}

| ethnicity = Antambahoaka

| nation =

| speakers = 118,000 https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10344/MA

| date =

| ref =

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Western Indonesian

| fam4 = Barito

| fam5 = East Barito

| fam6 = Central-Eastern Malagasic

| fam7 = Plateau malagasy

| iso3 = plt

| glotto = anta1260

| glottorefname = Malagasic

| lingua = 31-LDA-ba

| script = {{ubl|Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)}}

| module = {{Listen

| pos = right

| embed = yes

| filename = Antambahoaka language audio sample.ogg

| title = Antambahoaka dialect sample

| type = speech

| description = A woman from the commune of Marokarima (Mananjary district) speaking in Antambahoaka dialect, contesting the legitimacy of the newly elected mayor.

}}

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Antambahoaka is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by the Antambahoaka people in the region of Vatovavy.

Classification

Antambahoaka is an Austronesian language and part of Plateaux malagasy group.

Location

Antambahoaka dialect is spoken from south of Mahanoro to Mananjary.https://islands-mission.org/translations/

Characteristics

Antambahoaka shares similarities with Atangnala and Southern Betsimisaraka.

Vocabulary

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! English !! Malagasy standard !! Antambahoaka

We/UsIsikaAntsena
WhoIzaZovy
AllRehetraMaro be
Also/OnlyIhany koa/IhanyMi
ThatIzayZegny
LikeOhatranyKara
EvenNaNdre
IfRahaRaha/Laha
AfterAorianaAfara
OneIsa/IrayIsa/Raika
FruitVoaIsiny
JackfruitAmpalibeAmpalibe
To hideAfeninaAvony
I love/likeTiakoTeako
I don't like/loveTsy tiakoTsy teako

References

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{{Bornean languages}}

{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}}

{{Languages of Madagascar}}

Category:Malagasy language

Category:Verb–object–subject languages

Category:Languages of Madagascar