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Malagasy (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s i / MAL-ə-GASS-ee; [2] Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is an official language of Madagascar alongside French .
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Malagasy on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Malagasy in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
A Malagasy text written in Sorabe. Sorabe or Sora-be (سُرَبِ, Malagasy pronunciation:) is an abjad based on Arabic, formerly used to transcribe the Malagasy language (belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian language family) and the Antemoro Malagasy dialect, dating from the 15th century. [3]
Antananarivo (Malagasy: [antananaˈrivʷ]; French: Tananarive, pronounced), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (pronounced), is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga region.
Nosy Be (Malagasy pronunciation: [nusʲ be]; formerly Nossi-bé and Nosse Be, lit. ' big island ') is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar.Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist destination.
Its common name comes from the word fosa Malagasy pronunciation: in Malagasy, an Austronesian language, [4] [6] and some authors have adopted the Malagasy spelling in English. [ 7 ] The word is similar to posa (meaning "cat") in the Iban language (another Austronesian language) from Borneo , and both terms may derive from trade languages from ...
Hi Lemurbaby! On my personal website I am running an online Malagasy-Czech dictionary with pronunciation recs. However, on the English lang. version of my page I have also a pure list of words with pronunciation recorded by a native Malagasy - by now about 650 recorded words, still working on others.
A sifaka (/ s ɪ ˈ f ɑː k ə /; Malagasy pronunciation: [ˈsifakə̥] ⓘ) is a lemur of the genus Propithecus from the family Indriidae within the order Primates. The common name is an onomatopoeia of their characteristic "shi-fak" alarm call. [3] Like all lemurs, they are found only on the island of Madagascar.