Betsileo is a dialect of Malagasy spoken in the homeland of Betsileo people.
Classification Betsileo is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language.
Geographic distribution The Betsileo dialect is widely spoken in the regions of Amoron'i Mania and Matsiatra Ambony. It is the primary dialect spoken in the cities of Fianarantsoa, Ambositra, and Ambalavao. The map is placed before the numbered pages
Vocabulary
+ Betsileo gloss # Gloss Standard Malagasy Betsileo Pronouns & Numbers 1 One Iray Iraika 2 One (last night) Iray halina Iray haligna 3 I / Me Izaho / Aho Aho / A 4 He / She / Him / Her Izy Izy/Ihy 5 We Izahay / Isika Agnay / Atsika 6 You Anao / Anareo Agnao / Agnareo Negation & Intensity 7 All Avy Aby 8 Not Tsy Tsa 9 Really / Very Tena Tegna 10 Too much Be loatra Be loatsa Grammar & Concepts 11 That no ro 12 Question Fanontaniana Fanontanena 13 To say Miteny Mitarogna Daily Life 14 Family Fianakaviana Fianakavena 15 Fear Tahotra Tahotsa
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