Betsileo dialect

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Betsileo
Native to
Ethnicity Betsileo
Language codes
ISO 639-1 mg
ISO 639-3 plt
Glottolog bets1235
Linguasphere 31-LDA-aj
Betsileo dialect sample 1
A woman speaking in the Betsileo dialect about helping malnourished children.

Betsileo dialect sample 2
Betsileo peasants praising support received from ADRA projects in the Betsileo dialect.

Betsileo is a dialect of Malagasy [1] spoken in the homeland of Betsileo people. [2]

Contents

Classification

Betsileo is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language. [3]

Geographic distribution

The Betsileo dialect is widely spoken in the regions of Amoron'i Mania and Matsiatra Ambony. [4] It is the primary dialect spoken in the cities of Fianarantsoa, Ambositra, and Ambalavao. [5]

Vocabulary

Betsileo gloss
#GlossStandard MalagasyBetsileo
Pronouns & Numbers
1OneIrayIraika
2One (last night)Iray halinaIray haligna
3I / MeIzaho / AhoAho / A
4He / She / Him / HerIzyIzy
5WeIzahay / IsikaAgnay / Atsika
6YouAnao / AnareoAgnao / Agnareo
Negation & Intensity
7AllAvyAby
8NotTsyTsa
9Really / VeryTenaTegna
10Too muchBe loatraBe loatsa
Grammar & Concepts
11Thatnoro
12QuestionFanontanianaFanontanena
13To sayMitenyMitarogna
Daily Life
14FamilyFianakavianaFianakavena
15FearTahotraTahotsa

References

  1. ↑ "The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine". The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine (4): 124. 1878.
  2. ↑ "ethnicLists – Dictionnaire et Encyclopédie malgaches". motmalgache.org. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ↑ http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/plt
  4. ↑ "Translations - Islands Mission".
  5. ↑ Molet, Louis (1957). Little Guide to Malagasy Toponymy (PDF) (in French). Tananarive: Scientific Research Institute of Madagascar, Department of Human Sciences. pp. map (unnumbered) + p. 7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) The map is placed before the numbered pages
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