Antesaka dialect
{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Antesaka
| nativename = Tesaka
| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}
| ethnicity = Antesaka
| nation =
| speakers = 1,969,000 https://joshuaproject.net/languages/tkg
| date =
| ref =
| familycolor = Austronesian
| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian
| fam3 = Western Indonesian
| fam4 = Barito
| fam5 = East Barito
| fam6 = Central-Eastern Malagasic
| iso3 = Tkg
| glotto = anta1261
| glottorefname = Malagasic
| lingua = 31-LDA-bf
| script = {{ubl
| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)
}}
| notice = IPA
}}
Tesaka is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antesaka people in Madagascar.https://www.scriptureearth.org/00fra.php?sortby=lang&iso=tkg&idx=1933
Classification
Antesaka is an Austronesian language part of the Central-Eastern Malagasic branch of Malagasy.
Geographical distribution
The Antesaka dialect is spoken from South of Farafangana district to Fort-Dauphin district and from the Bara Iakora District in the West to the Indian Ocean in the East.
Vocabulary
=Numerals=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antesaka gloss | ||
| One | Iray/Isa | Iraiky/Isa |
| Two | Roa | Roy |
| Three | Telo | Telo |
| Four | Efatra | Efatry |
| Five | Dimy | Dimy |
| Six | Enina | Eny |
| Seven | Fito | Fito |
| Eight | Valo | Valo |
| Nine | Sivy | Sivy |
| Ten | Folo | Folo |
| Hundred | Zato | Zato |
| Thousand | Arivo | Arivo |
| Ten thousand | Iray halina | Ray haly |
| One hundred thousand | Iray hetsy | Ray hetsy |
| One million | Tapitrisa | Tapitrisa |
=Animals=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antesaka gloss | ||
| Animal | Biby | Biby |
| Bird | Vorona | Voro |
| Duck | Ganagana | Gana |
| Chicken | Akoho | Akoho |
| Goose | Gisa | Gisa |
| Cow | Omby | Aomby |
| Sheep | Ondry | Ondry |
=Direction=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antesaka gloss | ||
| North | Avaratra | Avaratry |
| South | Atsimo | Atsimo |
| East | Atsinanana | Atsignana |
| West | Andrefana | Andrefa |
=Time=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Antesaka gloss | ||
| Day | Andro | Andro |
| Today | Anio/Androany | Androany |
| Yesterday | Omaly | Omaly |
| Tomorrow | Rahampitso | Omaray |
| Month | Volana | Volagny |
| Year | Taona | Tao |
References
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{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}}
{{Languages of Madagascar}}
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Category:Verb–object–subject languages