Tanala dialect
{{short description|Austronesian language of Madagascar}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Tanala
| nativename =
| states = {{ubl|Madagascar}}
| ethnicity = Tanala people
| nation =
| speakers = 1,555,000 https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15245/MA
| date =
| ref =
| familycolor = Austronesian
| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian
| fam3 = Western Indonesian
| fam4 = Barito
| fam5 = East Barito
| fam6 = Central-Eastern Malagasic
| fam7 = Plateau malagasy
| iso3 = Plt
| glotto = mala1537
| glottorefname = Malagasic
| lingua = 31-LDA-aha
| script = {{ubl
| Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)
}}
}}
Tanala is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Tanala people in Madagascar.
Classification
Tanala or Antagnala language belongs to the Austronesian language family and one of dialects of the subgroup Plateaux Malagasy.
Location
Tanala is spoken in the Tanala region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany.http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/plt
Vocabulary
| class="wikitable sortable"
! English gloss !! Malagasy standard gloss!! Tanala gloss | ||
| Them | Zareo/Ireo | Zareo |
| Us | Isika | Antsena |
| Both | Samy | Samby |
| All | Avy/Rehetra | Aby/Maro be |
| Even | Na dia | Ndreka |
| Inside | Anaty | Agnaty |
| Outside | Ivelany | Embelagny |
| Family | Fianakaviana | Fianakavena |
| Children | Zanaka | Anaka |
| Elderly | Antitra | Mavozo |
| River | Renirano | Ranomamy |
| Sea | Ranomasina | Ranomasina |
| Rain | Orana | Erika |
| Cloud | Rahona | Rahogna |
| Night | Alina | Aligna |
| Little | Kely | Bitaka |
| To tell | Tenenina | Zakaina |
References
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