Antesaka dialect
| Antesaka | |
|---|---|
| Tesaka | |
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Antesaka |
Native speakers | 1,969,000 [1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Tkg |
| Glottolog | anta1261 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-bf |
Tesaka is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Antesaka people in Madagascar.[2]
Classification
[edit]Antesaka is an Austronesian language part of the Central-Eastern Malagasic branch of Malagasy.
Geographical distribution
[edit]The Antesaka dialect is spoken from South of Farafangana district to Fort-Dauphin district and from the Bara Iakora District in the West to the Indian Ocean in the East.
Vocabulary
[edit]Numerals
[edit]| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antesaka gloss |
|---|---|---|
| One | Iray/Isa | Iraiky/Isa |
| Two | Roa | Roy |
| Three | Telo | Telo |
| Four | Efatra | Efatry |
| Five | Dimy | Dimy |
| Six | Enina | Eny |
| Seven | Fito | Fito |
| Eight | Valo | Valo |
| Nine | Sivy | Sivy |
| Ten | Folo | Folo |
| Hundred | Zato | Zato |
| Thousand | Arivo | Arivo |
| Ten thousand | Iray halina | Ray haly |
| One hundred thousand | Iray hetsy | Ray hetsy |
| One million | Tapitrisa | Tapitrisa |
Animals
[edit]| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antesaka gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Animal | Biby | Biby |
| Bird | Vorona | Voro |
| Duck | Ganagana | Gana |
| Chicken | Akoho | Akoho |
| Goose | Gisa | Gisa |
| Cow | Omby | Aomby |
| Sheep | Ondry | Ondry |
Direction
[edit]| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antesaka gloss |
|---|---|---|
| North | Avaratra | Avaratry |
| South | Atsimo | Atsimo |
| East | Atsinanana | Atsignana |
| West | Andrefana | Andrefa |
Time
[edit]| English gloss | Malagasy standard gloss | Antesaka gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Day | Andro | Andro |
| Today | Anio/Androany | Androany |
| Yesterday | Omaly | Omaly |
| Tomorrow | Rahampitso | Omaray |
| Month | Volana | Volagny |
| Year | Taona | Tao |