Antemanambondro

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Antemanambondro
Native to
Ethnicity Antemanambondro [1]
Native speakers
94000 (2025) [2]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tkg

Antemanambondro is a variety of Malagasy [3] spoken by the Antemanambondro people, closely related to the Antesaka dialect. [4]

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Classification

Antemanambondro is a dialect of Malagasy, which belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is classified within the Central-Eastern branch, under the Sahafatra–Antesaka group.

Geographical distribution

The dialect is spoken in the Atsimo-Atsinanana region, primarily from the commune of Manambondro up to Manantenina, which marks the beginning of the Tanosy dialect area.

Characteristics

Antemanambondro is a transitional Malagasy dialect bridging Antesaka and Tanosy. While essentially identical to Antesaka and likely a dialect of it, Antemanambondro features unique lexical items not found in Antesaka, such as fia for “fish” and ampela for “woman” (where Antesaka uses laokandrano or vily and viavy, respectively). [5]

References

  1. ↑ Tojo-Mandaharisoa, Sarah (12 September 2022). "Assessing Farmers' Diverse Preferences and Expectations for Tailoring Food and Nutrition Security Interventions in Southeastern Madagascar". Current Developments in Nutrition. 6 (10): nzac142. doi:10.1093/cdn/nzac142. PMC   9529223 . PMID   36204329 . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Antemanambondro people group profile". Joshua Project. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Ferrand, Gabriel (1909). Essai de phonétique comparée du malais et des dialectes malgaches: thèse pour le doctorat d'université, présentée à la Faculté des lettres de l'Université de Paris (in French). Paris: Paul Geuthner. p. XXXIX.
  4. ↑ Gilde Razafitsihadinoina (2014). "Coups de hache pour une pirogue" (Documentary film, 19 min). Île Courts – Festival programme (in French). Porteurs d’Images / Commission de l’océan Indien. Retrieved 26 July 2025. Madagascar / 2014 / Documentary / 19′. Antemanambondro dialect, subtitled in French 1
  5. ↑ Deschamps, Hubert (1936). Le dialecte Antaisaka (langue malgache). Tananarive: Imprimerie moderne de l'Emyrne, Pitot de la Beaujardière. p. 31.
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