Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy
Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy is an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar.
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Words in Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | uluna* | |
| name | aNaraNa* | |
| eye | maSu* | |
| ear | tadini* | |
| nose | uruna* | |
| tooth | nifi* | |
| tongue | lela* | |
| hand | taNana* | |
| blood | ra* | |
| bone | taulana* | |
| skin | huditra* | |
| knee | luhalitra* | |
| breast | nunu* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | ranum* | |
| fire | afu* | |
| star | kintana* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| mountain | taneti* | |
| tree | kakazu* | |
| leaf | ravina* | |
| night | alina* | |
| dog | kiva* | |
| fish | lauka* | |
| louse | hau* | |
| one | iraika* | |
| two | ruai* | |
| I | zahu* | |
| we | ancika* | |
| drink | inuna* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern Betsimisaraka MalagasyAustronesian89% alike
- MalagasyAustronesian77% alike
- Antankarana MalagasyAustronesian70% alike
- Tesaka MalagasyAustronesian66% alike
- Tsimihety MalagasyAustronesian65% alike
- Bara MalagasyAustronesian62% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.