Kiantalaotsy is a northern dialect of Malagasy in

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. It's a dialect of Bushi. ''Mayotte: Actes du Colloque universitaire, Mamoudzou, 23–24 avril 1991 à l'occasion du 150e anniversaire du rattachement à la France''. Page 76.

Classification

Kiantalaotsy belongs to the

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language family. It is part of Northern Malagasic subgroup along with Tsimihety, Northern Sakalava, Northern Betsimisaraka and

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Geographic distribution

Kiantalaotsy is only spoken especially in Poroani and Ouangani.

Vocabulary

Etymological comparison with Standard Malagasy

Etymological Difference with Kibushi Kimaore

The differences between those to dialects of Bushi are Small.

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