Sahafatra is a dialect of
Malagasy spoken by
Sahafatra people in North West
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 ...
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Classification
Sahafatra is an Austronesian language part of the Central-Eastern Malagasic branch of Malagasy.
Geographical distribution
The Sahafatra is a dialect from the district of
Vondrozo (district) , Vondrozo.
Characteristics
Sahafatra shares several common features mostly with
Antesaka
The Antesaka, also known as Tesaka, or Tesaki, are an ethnic group of Madagascar traditionally concentrated south of Farafangana along the south-eastern coast. They have since spread more widely throughout the island. The Antesaka form about 5% ...
and lightly to
Antefasy
The Antaifasy ("people of the sands") are an ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the southeast coastal region around Farafangana. Their homeland is historically called Ifasy between to Imoro to the North and Isaka to the South. Historically a ...
. Sahafatra has very weak
Bara influence.
Vocabulary
References
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Malagasy language
Verb–object–subject languages
Languages of Madagascar
Dialects