Antankarana Malagasy
antankarana
Antankarana Malagasy is an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar.
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Antakarana is a northern dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antakarana people in the province of Antsiranana.
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Words in Antankarana Malagasy
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ulu* | |
| name | aNaraNa* | |
| eye | masu* | |
| ear | sufiNi* | |
| nose | uruN* | |
| tooth | nifi* | |
| tongue | lela* | |
| hand | taNan* | |
| blood | liu* | |
| bone | taulaNa* | |
| skin | huditri* | |
| knee | luhaliki* | |
| breast | nunu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | ranum* | |
| sun | taniandru* | |
| star | laNkintana* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| mountain | buNgu* | |
| tree | kakazu* | |
| leaf | ravinkazu* | |
| night | aliNi* | |
| fish | lauka* | |
| louse | hau* | |
| one | araika* | |
| two | arui* | |
| I | zahu* | |
| you | anau* | |
| we | atika* | |
| drink | igiaka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Tsimihety MalagasyAustronesian74% alike
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- Northern Betsimisaraka MalagasyAustronesian70% alike
- MalagasyAustronesian63% alike
- Tesaka MalagasyAustronesian61% alike
- Bara MalagasyAustronesian60% alike
Grammar
- Nuu-chah-nulthWakashan84% alike
- SooKuliak81% alike
- Morelos NahuatlUto-Aztecan81% alike
- West Malagasy SakalavaAustronesian81% alike
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- IranunAustronesian80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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