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 | ||
One | Iray | Raiky |
Two | Roa | Roy |
We | Izahay | Iahay |
You | Ianao/Ianareo | Anao/Anareo |
Him/Her | Aminy/Taminy/Izy | Tagnaminy/Ihy |
Way | Lalana | Lala |
Straight | Mahitsy | Itsy |
How | Ahoana | Akôry |
Why | Nahoana | Nahoa |
If | Raha | Laha |
But | Fa | Fe |
Like | Ohatra/Sahala | Akoa |
The | Ny | Gny |
Now | Izao | Anany zao |
Sin | Fahotana | Aota |
Life | Fiainana | Fiegna |
Son/Daughter/Children | Zanaka | Anaky |
Clean | Madio | Malio |
Wife/Husband | Vady | Valy |
Sterile | Momba | Kanda |
Law | Lalàna | Lily |
Outside | Ambadika | Ambaliky |
Old (person) | Antitra | Atitsy |
Over | Vita | Toly |
Month | Volana | Vola |
Year | Taona | Tao |
Thing | Zavatra | Raha |
Holy | Masina | Masina |
People/Human | Olona | Olo |
Girl/Woman | Vehivavy | Ampela |
Angel | Anjely | Ibilitsy |
Soul | Fanahy | Fagnahy |
Happy | Faly | Ravo |
Hungry | Noana | Mosare |
To wait | Miandry | Mandigny |
To call | Miantso | Mikaiky |
To pay | Mandoa | Magnefa |
I love | Tiako | Tiako |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Bornean languages}}
{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}}
{{Languages of Madagascar}}
Category:Verb–object–subject languages
Category:Languages of Madagascar
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