Bara dialect

{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Bara

| nativename =

| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}

| ethnicity = Bara

| nation =

| speakers = 1,026,000 {{cite web |title=Language: Malagasy, Bara |url=https://joshuaproject.net/languages/bhr |publisher=Joshua Project |access-date=17 April 2025}}

| date =

| ref =

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Western Indonesian

| fam4 = Barito

| fam5 = East Barito

| fam6 = Southern malagasy

| iso3 = bhr

| glotto = bara1369

| glottorefname = Malagasic

| lingua = 31-LDA-cg

| script = {{ubl

| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)

}}

}}

Bara is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Bara people.

Classification

Bara dialect belongs to the Austronesian language family and part of Southern malagasy subgroup.

Geographic distribution

Bara is widely spoken in Ihorombe and partially in Menabe, West Atsimo Atsinanana, and South Vakinankaratra. It is the popular dialect spoken in the city of Ihosy.

Vocabulary

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! English !! Standard Malagasy !! Bara

OneIrayRaiky
TwoRoaRoy
WeIzahayIahay
YouIanao/IanareoAnao/Anareo
Him/HerAminy/Taminy/IzyTagnaminy/Ihy
WayLalanaLala
StraightMahitsyItsy
HowAhoanaAkôry
WhyNahoanaNahoa
IfRahaLaha
ButFaFe
LikeOhatra/SahalaAkoa
TheNyGny
NowIzaoAnany zao
SinFahotanaAota
LifeFiainanaFiegna
Son/Daughter/ChildrenZanakaAnaky
CleanMadioMalio
Wife/HusbandVadyValy
SterileMombaKanda
LawLalànaLily
OutsideAmbadikaAmbaliky
Old (person)AntitraAtitsy
OverVitaToly
MonthVolanaVola
YearTaonaTao
ThingZavatraRaha
HolyMasinaMasina
People/HumanOlonaOlo
Girl/WomanVehivavyAmpela
AngelAnjelyIbilitsy
SoulFanahyFagnahy
HappyFalyRavo
HungryNoanaMosare
To waitMiandryMandigny
To callMiantsoMikaiky
To payMandoaMagnefa
I loveTiakoTiako

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Bornean languages}}

{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}}

{{Languages of Madagascar}}

Category:Verb–object–subject languages

Category:Languages of Madagascar

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