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Ethnicity | Sahavoay |
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Sahavoay is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Sahavoay ethnic group in Atsimo Atsinanana, Madagascar. [1]
Sahavoay is part of the Austronesian language family, within the Central-Eastern Malagasic branch. It is further classified under the Plateaux Malagasy and Antefasy–Antemoro subgroups. [2]
The Sahavoay dialect is spoken in the communes of Bevoay, Ambohigogo, Maheriraty and Ambohimandroso in the Farafangana district.
Sahavoay is most similar to the Antaifasy dialect, with which it shares many phonological and lexical features.
English | Malagasy Standard | Sahavoay |
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One | Iray | Raiky |
I | Aho | Iaho |
We (exclusive) | Izahay | Ahay |
We (inclusive) | Isika | Atsika |
They | Izy ireo | Indreo |
Rice | Vary | Vary |
Cow | Omby | Aomby |
Mountain | Tendrombohitra | Vohitry |
To climb | Miakatra | Magnaniky |
House | Trano | Tragno |
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