Tsimihety Malagasy
Tsimihety Malagasy is an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar.
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Words in Tsimihety Malagasy
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | uluNu* | |
| name | aNaraNa* | |
| eye | masu* | |
| ear | sufiNi* | |
| nose | uruNu* | |
| tooth | nifi* | |
| tongue | lela* | |
| hand | taNaNa* | |
| blood | liu* | |
| bone | tahulana* | |
| skin | huditri* | |
| knee | luhalitri* | |
| breast | sumundrara* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | ranum* | |
| sun | masuva* | |
| star | lakintana* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| mountain | taneti* | |
| tree | kakazu* | |
| leaf | ravini* | |
| night | aliNi* | |
| dog | fandruaka* | |
| fish | laku* | |
| louse | ou* | |
| one | araiki* | |
| two | arui* | |
| I | izahu* | |
| you | anau* | |
| we | acika* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Antankarana MalagasyAustronesian74% alike
- Northern Betsimisaraka MalagasyAustronesian65% alike
- Southern Betsimisaraka MalagasyAustronesian64% alike
- Kibosy Kiantalaotsy-MajungaAustronesian58% alike
- MalagasyAustronesian56% alike
- Bara MalagasyAustronesian54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.