Kiantalaotsy

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Kiantalaotsy
Native to
Ethnicity Antalaotra
Language codes
ISO 639-3 buc
Glottolog kian1236
Linguasphere 31-LDA-gb
A native speaker of Kibushi Kimaore or Kibushi Sakalava, a dialect with few distinctions from Kiantalaotsy.

Kiantalaotsy is a northern dialect of Malagasy in Mayotte. It's a dialect of Bushi. [1]

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Classification

Kiantalaotsy belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is part of Northern Malagasic subgroup along with Tsimihety, Northern Sakalava, Northern Betsimisaraka and Antakarana. [2]

Geographic distribution

Kiantalaotsy is only spoken especially in Poroani and Ouangani.

Vocabulary

Etymological comparison with Standard Malagasy

EnglishMalagasy standardKiantalaotsy
LittleKelyKely
GoodTsaraMeva
TeethNifyNify
ManLehilahyLalahy

Etymological Difference with Kibushi Kimaore

The differences between those to dialects of Bushi are Small.

EnglishKibushi KimaoreKiantalaotsy
AndNdraikyNdreky
GoodTsaraMeva
HotMafana / Mey / MayMahamay
ManLalahyLalahy
TeethHifyNify

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mayotte: Actes du Colloque universitaire, Mamoudzou, 23–24 avril 1991 à l'occasion du 150e anniversaire du rattachement à la France. Page 76.
  2. ↑ Gueunier, Noël Jacques (2011). Contes comoriens en dialecte malgache de l'île de Mayotte : la quête de la sagesse (in French). L’Harmattan. p. 2.


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