Southern Sakalava dialect
| Southern Sakalava | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Sakalava |
Austronesian
| |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | saka1291 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-da |
Southern Sakalava is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by the Sakalava from the region of Melaky to Atsimo Andrefana.
Classification
Southern Sakalava belongs to the Austronesian language family and part of the Southern Malagasic subgroup.[1][2]
Characteristics
Southern Sakalava is a Malagasy dialect close to Vezo and Masikoro.
Geographic distribution
Southern Sakalava is a very popular dialect spoken in the city of Morondava.[3] It has regional varieties in Melaky also known as Ambongo, Menabe and Northern Atsimo Andrefana.
Vocabulary
| English | Malagasy standard | Southern Sakalava |
|---|---|---|
| And | Sy | No |
| Beautiful | Tsara | Soa |
| The | Ny | Ty |
| From | Avy | Baka |
| To Watch | Mijery | Manenty |
| Sky | Lanitra | Lanitry |
| Year | Taona | Tao |
| Woman | Vehivavy | Ampela |
| Dear | Ry | Lehy |
| Only/Also | Ihany/Foana | Avao |
| Here | Eto | Etoy/Eto |
See also
References
- ^ Sambo, Clément; Gueunier, Noël Jacques (2001). Langages non conventionnels à Madagascar : argot des jeunes et proverbes gaillards (in French). Karthala. p. 304.
- ^ Bright, William (1992). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. p. 205. ISBN 9780195051964.
- ^ "Translations - Islands Mission". Retrieved 2025-05-13.