Bezanozano is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Bezanozano people in Central Madagascar. The map is placed before the numbered pages.
Classification Bezanozano is an Austronesian language part of the Plateau branch of Malagasy language.
Geographic distribution Bezanozano dialect is spoken in the region of Alaotra Mangoro especially around the district of Moramanga.
Characteristics The Bezanozano dialect shares many features with both the Merina and Sihanaka. It retains suffixes typical of Merina such as -ka, -tra, and -na.
Like Sihanaka, Bezanozano often uses the nasalized gn (pronounced /ŋ/) in place of n in some words. For example, tragno (house) is used instead of the Merina trano. This gn form has disappeared in Merina but remains in Bezanozano and Sihanaka.
Many Bezanozano words are similar to Merina, but with a provincial pronunciation.
Although the Bezanozano and Antefasy are spoken in geographically distant regions of Madagascar, they display notable lexical similarities. These shared items suggest the existence of an earlier plateau proto-language within the Central-Eastern group, alongside Southern Betsimisaraka, from which these varieties may have descended. For example, the word for needle is filo in Southern Betsimisaraka , instead of fanjaitra as in Standard Malagasy.
+ Comparative Vocabulary of Bezanozano, Antefasy, and Merina # Gloss Bezanozano Antefasy Merina (Standard Malagasy) 1 In the middle Antenantenany Ategnantegnany Afovoany 2 Guys Gaona Gaogny - 3 Paddy rice Atatra Atatry, Akotry Akotry 4 Needle Filo Filo, Fanjaitry Fanjaitra 5 Honey Tintely Titely Tantely 6 Nail (on finger) Vajankoho Vazakoho Hoho 7 Mortar Leona Leogny Laona
Vocabulary
+ Bezanozano gloss # Gloss Standard Malagasy Bezanozano Numbers & Quantity 1 One Isa / Iray Isa / Raiky 2 All Avy Aby Intensity & Time 3 Really / Very Tena Tegna 4 Still Mbola Mbola Objects & Living Beings 5 Thing Zavatra Zavatra 6 Dog Alika Amboa Location & Place 7 Here Eto Eto 8 There Eo Eo 9 Far Lavitra Alavitra Questions 10 What Inona Inona 11 Who Iza Iza Home & Time 12 House Trano Tragno 13 Year Taona Taona 14 Day Andro Andro 15 Friday Zoma Azoma 16 Father of Sarobidy Dadan'i Sarobidy Dadan'i Sarobidy Place & Location Phrases 17 In the water Ao anati-rano Agnaty rano 18 In Morocco Any Maroc Agny Maroc 19 Overseas Any ivelany Agny andilambato 20 Still alive Mbola velona Mbola velogna Actions 21 To drink alcohol Misotro toaka Mihinagna toaka 22 To cook Mahandro Mandro
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