Tsimihety is a northern dialect of Malagasy spoken by Tsimihety people in the region of

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Classification

Tsimihety dialect belongs to the

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language family. It is part of Northern Malagasy subgroup along with Northern Sakalava, Bushi, Northern Betsimisaraka and

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Geographic distribution

Tsimihety is the popular dialect in the region of

and of the Tsimihety diaspora in Mahajanga and Antananarivo.

Vocabulary

References

{{Languages of Madagascar Malagasy language Verb–object–subject languages Languages of Madagascar