Antaifasy is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antaifasy people and the main dialect around the Farafangana district. The map is placed before the numbered pages.
Classification Antefasy is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group. Characteristics Antaifasy is very similar and it can be mistaken to Antaimoro dialect. The difference between the two dialects are quiet small. Geographic distribution The Antefasy dialect is widely spoken in the region of Atsimo Atsinanana, particularly in Farafangana district. It is the primary dialect spoken in the city of Farafangana. Within Farafangana district, it is spoken in the communes of Anosivelo, Anosy Tsararafa, Farafangana, Ivandrika, Vohimasy, and Vohitromby.
Vocabulary Numerals English Malagasy Standard Antaifasy One Iray / Isa or Two Roa Three Telo Four Efatra Five Dimy Six Enina Seven Fito Eight Valo Nine Sivy Ten Folo Eleven Iraika ambin'ny folo Twelve Roa ambin'ny folo Thirteen Telo ambin'ny folo Fourteen Efatra ambin'ny folo Fifteen Dimy ambin'ny folo Sixteen Enina ambin'ny folo Seventeen Fito ambin'ny folo Eighteen Valo ambin'ny folo Nineteen Sivy ambin'ny folo Twenty Roapolo Thirty Telopolo Forty Efapolo Fifty Dimampolo Sixty Enimpolo Seventy Fitopolo Eighty Valopolo Ninety Sivifolo Hundred Zato One Thousand Arivo Ten thousand Iray halina One hundred thousand Iray hetsy One million Tapitrisa One billion Lavitrisa
Animals English Malagasy Standard Antefasy Dog Alika Crow Goaika Chicken Akoho Cow Omby Bird Vorona Animal Biby Fish Trondro Goat Osy Horse Soavaly Lemur Gidro Monkey Babakoto Mouse Totozy Pork Kisoa Pigeon Voromailala Sheep Ondry Snake Bibilava Turkey Voritsiloza
Direction English Malagasy Standard Antefasy North Avaratra South Atsimo East Atsinanana West Andrefana
Time English Malagasy Standard Antefasy Day Andro Night Alina Morning Maraina Afternoon Tolakandro Evening Hariva Week Herinandro Month Volana Year Taona Minute Minitra Second Segondra
Colors English Malagasy Standard Antefasy Red Mena Blue Manga Yellow Mavo Green Maitso Black Mainty White Fotsy Brown volontsôkôlà Pink Mavokely Purple Volomparasy
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