Karimbola dialect

{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Karimbola

| nativename =

| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}

| ethnicity = Karimbola people{{cite web

|title=Karimbola in Madagascar

|website=Joshua Project

|year=2025

|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12540/MA

|access-date=21 June 2025

|quote=Population 182,000; Christianity 25%, Evangelical 4%}}

| nation =

| speakers = 182,000

| date =

| ref =

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Western Indonesian

| fam4 = Barito

| fam5 = East Barito

| fam6 = Southern Malagasic

| glotto =

| glottorefname =

| lingua =

| script = {{ubl

| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)

}}

| notice = IPA

| module = {{Listen

| pos = right

| embed = yes

| filename = Karimbola language audio sample.ogg

| title = Karimbola dialect sample 1

| type = speech

| description = A man from Beloha speaking in Karimbola dialect about why Andry Rajoelina received a high number of votes in Beloha.

}}

{{Listen

| pos = right

| embed = yes

| filename = Karimbola language audio sample 2.ogg

| title = Karimbola dialect sample 2

| type = speech

| description = A man from Beloha speaking in Karimbola dialect explaining wedding traditions.

}}

}}

Karimbola is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Karimbola people in southern Madagascar.

Classification

Karimbola belongs to the Austronesian language family, specifically the Southern Malagasic subgroup. It shares similarities with other dialects like Antandroy and Mahafaly.

Geographic distribution

The Karimbola dialect is spoken in the district of Beloha in the Androy region of southern Madagascar.

References

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{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}}

{{Languages of Madagascar}}

Category:Malagasy language

Category:Languages of Madagascar

Category:Verb–object–subject languages

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