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Betsileo dialect
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| Betsileo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Betsileo |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mg |
| ISO 639-3 | plt |
| Glottolog | bets1235 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-aj |
Betsileo is a dialect of Malagasy[1][2][3][4] spoken in the homeland of Betsileo people.[5]
Classification
[edit]Betsileo is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language.[6]
Geographic distribution
[edit]The Betsileo dialect is widely spoken in the regions of Amoron'i Mania and Matsiatra Ambony.[7] It is the primary dialect spoken in the cities of Fianarantsoa, Ambositra, and Ambalavao.[8]
Vocabulary
[edit]| # | Gloss | Standard Malagasy | Betsileo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns & Numbers | |||
| 1 | One | Iray | Iraika |
| 2 | One (last night) | Iray halina | Iray haligna |
| 3 | I / Me | Izaho / Aho | Aho / A |
| 4 | He / She / Him / Her | Izy | Izy |
| 5 | We | Izahay / Isika | Agnay / Atsika |
| 6 | You | Anao / Anareo | Agnao / Agnareo |
| Negation & Intensity | |||
| 7 | All | Avy | Aby |
| 8 | Not | Tsy | Tsa |
| 9 | Really / Very | Tena | Tegna |
| 10 | Too much | Be loatra | Be loatsa |
| Grammar & Concepts | |||
| 11 | That | no | ro |
| 12 | Question | Fanontaniana | Fanontanena |
| 13 | To say | Miteny | Mitarogna |
| Daily Life | |||
| 14 | Family | Fianakaviana | Fianakavena |
| 15 | Fear | Tahotra | Tahotsa |
References
[edit]- ^ Grimes, Barbara F. (2000). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (14th ed.). Summer Institute of Linguistics. p. 293. ISBN 9780883128152.
- ^ Nielssen, Hilde (2012). Ritual Imagination: A Study of Tromba Possession among the Betsimisaraka in Eastern Madagascar. Studies of Religion in Africa, vol. 40. Leiden; Boston: Brill. p. 301. ISBN 9789004215245.
- ^ McElroy, Colleen J. (1999). Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar. University of Michigan Press. p. xxii.
- ^ "The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine". The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine (4): 124. 1878.
- ^ "ethnicLists – Dictionnaire et Encyclopédie malgaches". motmalgache.org. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/plt
- ^ "Translations - Islands Mission".
- ^ Molet, Louis (1957). Little Guide to Malagasy Toponymy (PDF) (in French). Tananarive: Scientific Research Institute of Madagascar, Department of Human Sciences. pp. map (unnumbered) + p. 7.
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