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Southern Sakalava Dialect
Southern Sakalava is a dialect of Malagasy language, Malagasy spoken by the Sakalava from the region of Melaky to Atsimo Andrefana. Classification Southern Sakalava belongs to the Austronesian languages, Austronesian language family and part of the Southern Malagasic subgroup. Characteristics Southern Sakalava is a Malagasy dialect close to Vezo dialect, Vezo and Masikoro dialect, Masikoro. Geographic distribution Southern Sakalava is a very popular dialect spoken in the city of Morondava. It has regional varieties in Melaky also known as Ambongo, Menabe and Northern Atsimo Andrefana. Vocabulary See also *Northern Sakalava dialect, Northern Sakalava *Sakalava people References {{Languages of Madagascar Malagasy language Verb–object–subject languages Languages of Madagascar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, fourth largest island, the List of island countries, second-largest island country, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 46th largest country overall. Its capital and List of cities in Madagascar, largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and separated from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion; as a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife of Madagascar, wildlife being endemic. The island has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |