Antaifasy dialect

Antaifasy
Zakan'Atefasy
Native to
EthnicityAntaifasy
Native speakers
254,000 [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-1Mg
ISO 639-3Plt
Linguasphere31-LDA-be
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Antaifasy is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antaifasy people and the main dialect around the Farafangana district. [2]

Classification

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Antefasy is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group.

Characteristics

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Antaifasy is very simillar and it can be mistaken to Antaimoro dialect. The difference between the two dialects are quiet small.

Vocabulary

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Numerals

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English gloss Malagasy standard gloss Antaifasy gloss
One Iray/Isa Iraiky/Isa
Two Roa Roy
Three Telo Telo
Four Efatra Efatry
Five Dimy Dimy
Six Enina Enina
Seven Fito Fito
Eight Valo Valo
Nine Sivy Sivy
Ten Folo Folo
Hundred Zato Zato
Thousand Arivo Arivo
Ten thousand Iray halina Ray haligny
One hundred thousand Iray hetsy Ray hetsy
One million Tapitrisa Tapitrisa

Animals

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English gloss Malagasy standard gloss Antaifasy gloss
Animal Biby Biby
Bird Vorona Vorogny
Duck Ganagana Ganagana
Chicken Akoho Akoho
Goose Gisa Gisa
Cow Omby Aomby
Sheep Ondry Ondry

Direction

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English gloss Malagasy standard gloss Antaifasy gloss
North Avaratra Avaratry
South Atsimo Atsimo
East Atsinanana Atsignanagny
West Andrefana Andrefagny

Time

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English gloss Malagasy standard gloss Antaifasy gloss
Day Andro Andro
Today Anio/Androany Androany
Yesterday Omaly Omaly
Tomorrow Rahampitso Omaray/Rapitso
Month Volana Volagny
Year Taona Taogny

Colors

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English gloss Malagasy standard gloss Antaifasy gloss
White Fotsy Fotsy
Black Mainty Mity
Red Mena Mena
Blue Manga Manga
Green Maintso Mentso
Pink Rôzy
Purple Volomparasy Voloparasy
Brown Volontany Marôn

References

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