Betsileo dialect
| 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 spoken in the homeland of Betsileo people.[1]
Classification
[edit]Betsileo is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Betsileo dialect is widely spoken in the regions of Amoron'i Mania and Matsiatra Ambony.[3]
Vocabulary
[edit]| English | Malagasy standard | Betsileo |
|---|---|---|
| One | Iray | Iraika |
| One | Iray halina | Iray haligna |
| I/Me | Izaho/Aho | Aho/A |
| He/She/Him/Her | Izy | Izy |
| We | Izahay/Isika | Agnay/Atsika |
| You | Anao/Anareo | Agnao/Agnareo |
| All | Avy | Aby |
| Not | Tsy | Tsa |
| Really/Very | Tena | Tegna |
| That | no | ro |
| Too much | Be loatra | Be loatsa |
| Family | Fianakaviana | Fianakavena |
| Question | Fanontaniana | Fanontanena |
| To say | Miteny | Mitarogna |
| Fear | Tahotra | Tahotsa |
References
[edit]- ^ "ethnicLists – Dictionnaire et Encyclopédie malgaches". motmalgache.org. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/plt
- ^ "Translations - Islands Mission".