Antaifasy dialect
| Antaifasy | |
|---|---|
| Zakan'Atefasy | |
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Antaifasy |
Native speakers | 254,000 [1] |
Austronesian
| |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | Mg |
| ISO 639-3 | Plt |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-be |
Antaifasy is a dialect of Malagasy[2] spoken by Antaifasy people and the main dialect around the Farafangana district. [3][4][5]
Classification
Antefasy is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group.
Characteristics
Antaifasy is very similar and it can be mistaken to Antaimoro dialect. The difference between the two dialects are quiet small.
Geographic distribution
The Antefasy dialect is widely spoken in the region of Atsimo Atsinanana, particularly in Farafangana district. It is the primary dialect spoken in the city of Farafangana. Within Farafangana district, it is spoken in the communes of Anosivelo, Anosy Tsararafa, Farafangana, Ivandrika, Vohimasy, and Vohitromby.
Vocabulary
Numerals
| English | Malagasy Standard | Antaifasy |
|---|---|---|
| One | Iray / Isa | ⓘ or ⓘ |
| Two | Roa | ⓘ |
| Three | Telo | ⓘ |
| Four | Efatra | ⓘ |
| Five | Dimy | ⓘ |
| Six | Enina | ⓘ |
| Seven | Fito | ⓘ |
| Eight | Valo | ⓘ |
| Nine | Sivy | ⓘ |
| Ten | Folo | ⓘ |
| Eleven | Iraika ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Twelve | Roa ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Thirteen | Telo ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Fourteen | Efatra ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Fifteen | Dimy ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Sixteen | Enina ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Seventeen | Fito ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Eighteen | Valo ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Nineteen | Sivy ambin'ny folo | ⓘ |
| Twenty | Roapolo | ⓘ |
| Thirty | Telopolo | ⓘ |
| Forty | Efapolo | ⓘ |
| Fifty | Dimampolo | ⓘ |
| Sixty | Enimpolo | ⓘ |
| Seventy | Fitopolo | ⓘ |
| Eighty | Valopolo | ⓘ |
| Ninety | Sivifolo | ⓘ |
| Hundred | Zato | ⓘ |
| One Thousand | Arivo | ⓘ |
| Ten thousand | Iray halina | ⓘ |
| One hundred thousand | Iray hetsy | ⓘ |
| One million | Tapitrisa | ⓘ |
| One billion | Lavitrisa | ⓘ |
Animals
| English | Malagasy Standard | Antefasy |
|---|---|---|
| Dog | Alika | ⓘ |
| Crow | Goaika | ⓘ |
| Chicken | Akoho | ⓘ |
| Cow | Omby | ⓘ |
| Bird | Vorona | ⓘ |
| Animal | Biby | ⓘ |
| Fish | Trondro | ⓘ |
| Goat | Osy | ⓘ |
| Horse | Soavaly | ⓘ |
| Lemur | Gidro | ⓘ |
| Monkey | Babakoto | ⓘ |
| Mouse | Totozy | ⓘ |
| Pork | Kisoa | ⓘ |
| Pigeon | Voromailala | ⓘ |
| Sheep | Ondry | ⓘ |
| Snake | Bibilava | ⓘ |
| Turkey | Voritsiloza | ⓘ |
Direction
| English | Malagasy Standard | Antefasy |
|---|---|---|
| North | Avaratra | ⓘ |
| South | Atsimo | ⓘ |
| East | Atsinanana | ⓘ |
| West | Andrefana | ⓘ |
Time
| English | Malagasy Standard | Antefasy |
|---|---|---|
| Day | Andro | ⓘ |
| Night | Alina | ⓘ |
| Morning | Maraina | ⓘ |
| Afternoon | Tolakandro | ⓘ |
| Evening | Hariva | ⓘ |
| Week | Herinandro | ⓘ |
| Month | Volana | ⓘ |
| Year | Taona | ⓘ |
| Minute | Minitra | ⓘ |
| Second | Segondra | ⓘ |
Colors
| English | Malagasy Standard | Antefasy |
|---|---|---|
| Red | Mena | ⓘ |
| Blue | Manga | ⓘ |
| Yellow | Mavo | ⓘ |
| Green | Maitso | ⓘ |
| Black | Mainty | ⓘ |
| White | Fotsy | ⓘ |
| Brown | volontsôkôlà | ⓘ |
| Pink | Mavokely | ⓘ |
| Purple | Volomparasy | ⓘ |
References
- ↑ "Antaifasy in Madagascar". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ Grimes, Barbara F. (2000). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (14th ed.). Summer Institute of Linguistics. p. 293. ISBN 9780883128152.
- ↑ "Translations - Islands Mission". Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ Ferrand, Gabriel (1909). Essai de phonétique comparée du malais et des dialectes malgaches: thèse pour le doctorat d'université, présentée à la Faculté des lettres de l'Université de Paris (in French). Paris: Paul Geuthner. p. XXXIX.
- ↑ 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. 8.
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