Sihanaka dialect

{{Short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Sihanaka

| nativename =

| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}

| ethnicity = Sihanaka

| nation =

| speakers = 695,000 https://www.peoplegroups.org/explore/GroupDetails.aspx?peid=15313

| date =

| ref =

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Western Indonesian

| fam4 = Barito

| fam5 = East Barito

| fam6 = Central-Eastern Malagasic

| fam7 = Plateaux malagasy

| iso1 = Mg

| iso3 = Plt

| glotto = siha1244

| glottorefname = Malagasic

| lingua = 31-LDA-ab

| script = {{ubl

| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)

}}

| notice = IPA

}}

Sihanaka is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Sihanaka people.https://www.wycliffe.org/blog/posts/sihanaka-of-madagascar

Classification

Sihanaka is an austronesian language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language.

Characteristics

Northern dialects like Tsimihety and Northern Betsimisaraka influence a lot the Sihanaka language.

Vocabulary

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! English !! Malagasy standard !! Sihanaka

OneIrayRaika
GodAndriamanitraAndriamagnitra
MangoMangaVoamanga
Sweet potatoVoamangaTsimanga
PapayaPapayMampazo
Pine appleMananasyManasy
Quality/PersonalityToetraToatra
HugeNgezabeGedabe
GoyavaGoavyGavo
ThingZavatraràha
Woman/GirlVehivavyViavy
HereEtoAketo
ThereEoAkeo
InAoAkao
In/InsideAnatyAgnaty
AboveAmbonyAgnambo
AlwaysFoanaFoagna
WhatInonaIno
HowAhoanaAnakôry
ThenAvy eoAvy takeo
Till WhenHatramin'ovianaKatram'oviana
BothSamySamby
Him/HisAzyAnanzy
They/ThemIreo/ZareoZareo
In the houseAo an-tranoAn-dragno
To hearMahenoMaregny
His nameAnaranyAgnarany
Don't fearAza matahotraAza matahatra
We call him HasinahHasinah no iantsoana azyHasinah agnantsonvangnan'azy

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