Sahafatra dialect

{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Sahafatra

| nativename =

| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}

| ethnicity = Sahafatra

| nation =

| speakers = 129,000 Joshua Project. "Sahafatra in Madagascar." JoshuaProject.net. Accessed April 30, 2025.

| date =

| ref =

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Western Indonesian

| fam4 = Barito

| fam5 = East Barito

| fam6 = Central-Eastern Malagasic

| iso3 =

| glotto =

| glottorefname = Malagasic

| lingua = 31-LDA-ai

| script = {{ubl

| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)

}}

| notice = IPA

| module = {{Listen

| pos = right

| embed = yes

| filename = Sahafatra sample.ogg

| title = Sahafatra language sample

| type = speech

| description = Sahafatra chief speaking in Sahafatra dialect contesting legislative election results in the district of Vondrozo

}}

}}

Sahafatra is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Sahafatra people in North West Atsimo Atsinanana. University of Cambridge Language Centre. Malagasy. Available at: [https://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/resources/langm/malagasy.html]. Accessed 30 April 2025. "Exploring the Rich History and Cultural Significance of the Malagasy Language." In: Global Diversity Hub. Available at: [https://globaldiversityhub.com/exploring-the-rich-history-and-cultural-significance-of-the-malagasy-language/]. Accessed 30 April 2025.