Sahafatra dialect

Sahafatra
Sahafatra
Native to	Madagascar;
Ethnicity	Sahafatra
Native speakers	129,000
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Western Indonesian Barito East Barito Central-Eastern Malagasic Sahafatra; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin script (Malagasy alphabet);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguasphere	31-LDA-ai
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Audio sample of Sahafatra chief speaking in Sahafatra dialect contesting legislative election results in the district of Vondrozo

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Sahafatra is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Sahafatra people in North West Atsimo Atsinanana. ^[2] ^[3]

Classification

Sahafatra is an Austronesian language part of the Central-Eastern Malagasic branch of Malagasy.

The Sahafatra is a dialect from the district of Vondrozo.

Sahafatra shares several common features mostly with Antesaka and lightly to Antefasy. Sahafatra has very weak Bara influence.

English	Malagasy standard	Sahafatra
One	Isa/Iray	Isa/Raiky
I	Izaho/Aho	Iaho/Aho
You	Ianao/Ianareo	Anareo
He/She	Izy	Izy
Him	Azy	Anazy
We	Izahay	aahay
They	Zareo	Ireo
Us	Anay/Isika	Anay/Atsika
The	Ny	E/Gne
Again	Indray	Lehitany
Here	Eto	Tretoa
In	Any/Tany	Te
Month	Volana	Vola
State	Fanjakana	Fanjakà
Dark	Maizina	Mezy
Shame	Baraka	Baraky
Fear	Tahotra	Tahatry
To be scared	Matahotra	Matahatry
To go to a elevated area	Miakatra	makatry
We go to Antananarivo	Miakatra any Antananarivo izahay	Makatry Antananarivo Aahay
He was in Belgium	Tany Belzika izy teo	Te Belgiky izy teo.
The Authority arrested him	Nosamborin'ny Fanjakana izy	Sinambotry e fanjakà izy
Tie the cow	Fatory ny omby	Fihezo gne aomby
That's it	Izany lay izy	Ezany izy io

^ Joshua Project. "Sahafatra in Madagascar." JoshuaProject.net. Accessed April 30, 2025.
^ University of Cambridge Language Centre. Malagasy. Available at: [1]. Accessed 30 April 2025.
^ "Exploring the Rich History and Cultural Significance of the Malagasy Language." In: Global Diversity Hub. Available at: [2]. Accessed 30 April 2025.

v t e Languages of Madagascar
Official languages	French Malagasy
Malagasy dialects	Sahafatra Antefasy Betsileo Vakinankaratra Tanosy Bezanozano Antambahoaka Vezo Sihanaka Tanala Antakarana Antesaka Tsimihety Northern Sakalava Antaimoro Bara Southern Betsimisaraka Northern Betsimisaraka
Foreign languages	English
Sign languages	Malagasy Sign Language

Sahafatra
Native to	Madagascar
Ethnicity	Sahafatra
Native speakers	129,000 ^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Western Indonesian Barito East Barito Central-Eastern Malagasic Sahafatra
Writing system	Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguasphere	`31-LDA-ai`
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