Tsimihety dialect
| Tsimihety | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Tsimihety people |
Native speakers | 2,475,000 [1] |
Austronesian
| |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xmw |
| Glottolog | tsim1257 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-ec |
Tsimihety is a northern dialect of Malagasy spoken by Tsimihety people in the region of Sofia.[2]
Classification
Tsimihety dialect belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is part of Northern Malagasy subgroup along with Northern Sakalava, Bushi, Northern Betsimisaraka and Antakarana.[3][4]
Geographic distribution
The Tsimihety dialect is predominantly spoken in the Sofia Region of Madagascar. Additionally, it is used by Tsimihety diaspora communities in the cities of Mahajanga and Antananarivo. It is also spoken in the Sava Region, particularly in the Andapa District.[5][6]
Vocabulary
| # | Gloss | Standard Malagasy | Tsimihety |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family & People | |||
| 1 | Father | Ray | Ada |
| 2 | People | Olona | Ologno |
| Time & Modality | |||
| 3 | Now | Izao | Izy ke |
| 4 | When | Rehefa | Izy koa |
| 5 | Only | Ihany | Fô / Fôgna |
| 6 | Even | Na | Ndre |
| 7 | Really | Tokoa | Tatô |
| 8 | Yet | Mbola | Apôla |
| Space & Place | |||
| 9 | In | Any | Akagny |
| 10 | On | Eo / Teo | Akeo / Takeo |
| 11 | Here | Ato | Akato |
| 12 | Near | Akaiky | Mariny |
| 13 | Then | Avy eo | Avy akeo |
| 14 | So | Ka | Ke |
| Conditions & Life | |||
| 15 | Suffering | Fijaliana | Fijaliagna |
| 16 | Alive | Velona | Velogno |
| 17 | Spring (Water) | Loharano | Lôharano |
| 18 | Clean | Madio | Madi |
| Verbs & Actions | |||
| 19 | To show | Aseho | Abôla |
| 20 | To hide | Afenina | Avôny |
| 21 | To listen | Mihaino | Mitandregny |
References
- ^ https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15593/MA
- ^ https://islands-mission.org/translations/
- ^ https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/nort3207
- ^ Jaovelo-Dzao, Robert (1996). Mythes, rites et transes à Madagascar : angano, joro et tromba sakalava. Paris: Karthala. p. 366.
- ^ Les cultures commerciales dans un milieu géographique original : la cuvette d'Andapa (Madagascar) (PDF) (in French). Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD). p. 341. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ 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. 8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) The map is placed before the numbered pages.