Antaifasy is a dialect of
Malagasy spoken by
Antaifasy people and the main dialect around the
Farafangana district
Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 436,226.
Communes
The district is further divided into 30 communes:
* Ambalatany
* Ambalavato
* Ambohigogo
...
.
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Classification
Antefasy is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group.
Characteristics
Antaifasy is very simillar 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
Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a Regions of Madagascar, region in Madagascar. Its capital is Farafangana. The region used to be part of the Fianarantsoa Province.
The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is ...
, particularly in
Farafangana district
Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 436,226.
Communes
The district is further divided into 30 communes:
* Ambalatany
* Ambalavato
* Ambohigogo
...
. It is the primary dialect spoken in the city of
Farafangana
Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region.
Location
Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...
.
Within Farafangana district, it is spoken in the
communes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Anosivelo,
Anosy Tsararafa
Anosy Tsararafa is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary ...
,
Farafangana
Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region.
Location
Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...
,
Ivandrika,
Vohimasy, and
Vohitromby
Vohitromby is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and juni ...
.
Vocabulary
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Animals
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References
{{Languages of Madagascar
Verb–object–subject languages
Languages of Madagascar