Vakinankaratra dialect
| Vakinankaratra | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Vakinankaratra |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mg |
| ISO 639-3 | plt |
Vakinankaratra is a dialect[1] of the Malagasy language spoken in the Vakinankaratra Region, after which it is named.[2] It bears significant resemblance to the Merina dialect.
Classification
Vakinankaratra is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language.[3]
Characteristics
Vakinankaratra dialect is a dialect very close to Merina but influenced by Betsileo.
Geographic distribution
The Vakinankaratra dialect is spoken in the Vakinankaratra Region, particularly in the districts of Antsirabe I District, Antsirabe II District, Betafo District, and Mandoto District. It is the popular dialect of the city of Antsirabe.[4]
Vocabulary
| # | Gloss | Standard Malagasy | Vakinankaratra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns & Numbers | |||
| 1 | One | Iray | Iray |
| 2 | I / Me | Izaho / Aho | Za / A / Aako |
| 3 | He / She / Him / Her | Izy | Izy |
| 4 | We | Izahay | Anay |
| Demonstratives & Location | |||
| 5 | This | Ity / Iry | Ity / Iry or Itikatra / Irikatra (rare) |
| 6 | Here | Aty | Aty or Atikatra (rare) |
| 7 | That / There | Ary | Ary or Arikatra (rare) |
| 8 | That (far) | Iry | Iry or Irikatra (rare) |
| Negation & Intensity | |||
| 9 | All | Avy | Aby |
| 10 | Not | Tsy | Tsary |
| 11 | Never | Intsony | Intsony / Tsotry[5] |
| 12 | Really / Very | Tokoa / Tena | Tokoa / Tena or Tokoatra / Tegna (rare) |
| Daily Life & Phrases | |||
| 13 | Family | Fianakaviana | Fianakavena |
| 14 | Question | Fanontaniana | Fanontanena |
| 15 | To swim | Milomano | Mandano |
| 16 | Ask the doctor | Dokotera anontaniana | Dokotera anontanena |
| 17 | Good morning everyone | Manao ahoana daholo anareo | Manakory aby nareo |
| 18 | I study | Mianatra zaho | Mianatra a |
| 19 | We sing Nej's songs | Mihira hiran'i Nej' zahay | Mihira hiran'i Nej' anay |
| 20 | The car is down there | Ary ambany ny fiara | Ambany arikatra ny fiara |
References
- ^ Turcotte, Denis (1981). La politique linguistique en Afrique francophone: une étude comparative de la Côte d’Ivoire et de Madagascar (in French). Presses de l’Université Laval. p. 57.
- ^ "ethnicLists – Dictionnaire et Encyclopédie malgaches". motmalgache.org. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Plantal Language Resources". OLAC (Open Language Archives Community). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ 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. 8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) The map is placed before the numbered pages - ^ Andriamise, L. (2015). "Le Vakinankaratra, parler hybride merina-betsileo" (PDF). Western Papers in Linguistics / Cahiers linguistiques de Western. Retrieved 28 June 2025.