Antaimoro dialect
| Antaimoro | |
|---|---|
| Zakan'Atemoro | |
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Antemoro people |
Native speakers | 1,327,000 [1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mg |
| ISO 639-3 | plt |
| Glottolog | anta1259 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-bb |
Antaimoro is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antemoro people in the region of Fitovinany. [2]
Classification
Antaimoro is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group.
Characteristics
Antaimoro is very simillar and it can be mistaken to Antaifasy dialect. The difference between the two dialects are quiet small.
Vocabulary
Numerals
| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antaimoro gloss |
|---|---|---|
| One | Iray/Isa | Iraika/Isa |
| Two | Roa | Roa |
| Three | Telo | Telo |
| Four | Efatra | Efatra |
| 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
| 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
| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antaifasy gloss |
|---|---|---|
| North | Avaratra | Avaratry |
| South | Atsimo | Atsimo |
| East | Atsinanana | Atsignanagna |
| West | Andrefana | Andrefagna |
Time
| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antaifasy gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Day | Andro | Andro |
| Today | Anio/Androany | Androany |
| Yesterday | Omaly | Omaly |
| Tomorrow | Rahampitso | Omaray/Ampitso |
| Month | Volana | Volagna |
| Year | Taona | Taogna |