| Sahavoay | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Sahavoay |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Sahavoay is a dialect[1] of the Malagasy language spoken by the Sahavoay ethnic group in Atsimo Atsinanana, Madagascar.[2]
Classification
[edit]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.[3]
Geographical distribution
[edit]The Sahavoay dialect is spoken in the communes of Bevoay, Ambohigogo, Maheriraty and Ambohimandroso in the Farafangana district.
Characteristics
[edit]Sahavoay is most similar to the Antaifasy dialect, with which it shares many phonological and lexical features.
| # | Gloss | Standard Malagasy | Sahavoay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |||
| 1 | One | Iray | Raiky |
| 2 | I | Aho | Iaho |
| 3 | We (exclusive) | Izahay | Ahay |
| 4 | We (inclusive) | Isika | Atsika |
| 5 | They | Izy ireo | Indreo |
| 6 | Rice | Vary | Vary |
| 7 | Cow | Omby | Aomby |
| 8 | Mountain | Tendrombohitra | Vohitry |
| 9 | To climb | Miakatra | Magnaniky |
| 10 | House | Trano | Tragno |
| 11 | Since | Hatramin’ny | Lahata |
| 12 | If | Raha | Laha |
References
[edit]- ^ "Diocèse de Farafangana". Rakotobe. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ Molet, Louis (1957). Petit guide de toponymie malgache (PDF) (in French). Tananarive: Scientific Research Institute of Madagascar, Department of Human Sciences. pp. map (unnumbered) + p. 7.
}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) The map is placed before the numbered pages. - ^ "—". The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society. London Missionary Society: 40. 1890.