Vakinankaratra is a dialect of the

Malagasy language Malagasy ( ; ; Sorabe: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French language, F ...

spoken in the Vakinankaratra Region, after which it is named. It bears significant resemblance to the Merina dialect.

Classification

Vakinankaratra 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.http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/plt

Characteristics

Vakinankaratra dialect is a dialect very close to Merina but influenced by

Betsileo The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population. They chose their name, meaning "The Many Invincible Ones", after a failed invasion by King Ramitraho of the Menabe kingdom in the early 19th cent ...

Vocabulary

References

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