| Sahavoay | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Sahavoay |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Sahavoay is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Sahavoay ethnic group in Atsimo Atsinanana, Madagascar.[1]
Classification
[edit]Sahavoay is part of the Austronesian language family, within the Central-Eastern Malagasic branch. It is further classified under the Plateaux Malagasy and Antefasy–Antemoro subgroups.[2]
Geographical distribution
[edit]The Sahavoay dialect is spoken in the communes of Bevoay, Ambohigogo, Maheriraty and Ambohimandroso in the Farafangana district.
Characteristics
[edit]Sahavoay is most similar to the Antaifasy dialect, with which it shares many phonological and lexical features.
Vocabulary
[edit]| English | Malagasy Standard | Sahavoay |
|---|---|---|
| One | Iray | Raiky |
| I | Aho | Iaho |
| We (exclusive) | Izahay | Ahay |
| We (inclusive) | Isika | Atsika |
| They | Izy ireo | Indreo |
| Rice | Vary | Vary |
| Cow | Omby | Aomby |
| Mountain | Tendrombohitra | Vohitry |
| To climb | Miakatra | Magnaniky |
| House | Trano | Tragno |
References
[edit]- ^ Molet, Louis (1957). Petit guide de toponymie malgache (PDF) (in French). Tananarive: Scientific Research Institute of Madagascar, Department of Human Sciences. pp. map (unnumbered) + p. 7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) The map is placed before the numbered pages. - ^ "—". The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society. London Missionary Society: 40. 1890.