West Malagasy Sakalava
West Malagasy Sakalava is an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar.
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Words in West Malagasy Sakalava
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ulu* | |
| name | anara* | |
| eye | fijere* | |
| ear | sufi* | |
| nose | uru* | |
| tooth | salaka* | |
| tongue | lela* | |
| hand | fandrambe* | |
| blood | liu* | |
| bone | taulu* | |
| skin | daru* | |
| knee | luhalike* | |
| breast | nunu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| fire | mahataneke* | |
| sun | andru* | |
| star | basia* | |
| stone | vatu* | |
| mountain | vuhice* | |
| tree | hazu* | |
| leaf | rave* | |
| night | ale* | |
| dog | alika* | |
| fish | fia* | |
| louse | hau* | |
| one | raike* | |
| two | rue* | |
| I | zahu* | |
| you | iha* | |
| we | cika* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Tandroy MalagasyAustronesian60% alike
- Bara MalagasyAustronesian56% alike
- Masikoro MalagasyAustronesian54% alike
- Tesaka MalagasyAustronesian53% alike
- Antankarana MalagasyAustronesian48% alike
- MalagasyAustronesian43% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.