Betsileo is a dialect of
Malagasy spoken in the homeland of Betsileo people.
Classification
Betsileo is an
Austronesian
Austronesian may refer to:
*The Austronesian languages
*The historical Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian people, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples who have settled in Taiwan, maritime Sout ...
language part of the Plateaux branch of Malagasy language.
Geographic distribution
The Betsileo dialect is widely spoken in the regions of
Amoron'i Mania
Amoron'i Mania (''Translated: Banks of the Mania'') is a region in central Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. ...
and
Matsiatra Ambony. It is the primary dialect spoken in the cities of
Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region.
History
It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kin ...
,
Ambositra
Ambositra is a city (commune urbaine) in central Madagascar.
Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District.
Geography
It is situated at the RN 7 (Antsirabe - Tulear) and the RN 41 to Fandriana.
It is situa ...
, and
Ambalavao
Ambalavao is a city (''commune urbaine'') in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region. The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands (Madagascar), Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa.
Nature
*The Anja Community Res ...
.
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Vocabulary
References
{{Languages of Madagascar
Malagasy language
Verb–object–subject languages
Languages of Madagascar