Language: Merina (Malagasy)
Source/Author: | Blust / Adelaar from Abinal & Malzac (1921), Richardson (1885) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:plt Glottocode: meri1243 | |
Notes: | Abinal, A. & Malzac, V. (1921) Dictionnaire Malgache-Français. Tananarive: Imprimerie de la mission Catholique. Richardson, J. (1885) A new Malagasy-English dictionary. Antananarivo: London Missionary Society. | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Penny Keenan Checked By: Simon Greenhill + Sander Adelaar | |
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Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Greater Barito:East:Malagasy | |
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Resources:
- ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Malagasy (Tanala)
- Ethnologue Information for plt
- OLAC Information for plt
- World Atlas of Language Structures Information for mal
- [Suggest a resource]
Change History:
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- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-05-13 00:16:05)
- Changed #62924 from "áty", "", "10", "" (Word 62924) - sander (2017-09-22 12:27:38)
- Changed "checkedby" from "Simon Greenhill" - sander (2017-08-30 16:54:19)
Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | tánana | 18 | ||
2 | left | havía | 1, 42 | ||
3 | right | havánana | 1, 62 | ||
4 | leg/foot | tongotra | |||
5 | to walk | man-déha | 61 | ||
6 | road/path | lálana | 1 | ||
7 | to come | ávy | 70 | ||
7 | to come | tónga | |||
8 | to turn | víly | x | ||
8 | to turn | mi-hòdina | intrans. | 96 | |
9 | to swim | l-om-áno | 1 | ||
9 | to swim | milomano | |||
11 | dust | vóvoka | 56 | ||
12 | skin | hóditra | 1 | ||
14 | belly | kíbo | |||
15 | bone | táolana | 1 | ||
16 | intestines | tsináy | 1 | ||
17 | liver | áty | 1 | ||
18 | breast | nóno | 3 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | maha-lála | 18 | ||
21 | to think | mi-hévitra | 88 | ||
22 | to fear | táhotra | 1 | ||
23 | blood | rá | 1 | ||
24 | head | lóha | 84 | ||
25 | neck | vózona | 131 | ||
26 | hair | vólo | 31 | ||
27 | nose | órona | 1 | ||
28 | to breathe | mi-fóka | |||
28 | to breathe | mi-àina | 23 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | mi-tróka | |||
29 | to sniff, smell | mi-òroka | X | ||
30 | mouth | váva | 1 | ||
31 | tooth | nífy | 1 | ||
32 | tongue | léla | <Zelaq | 4 | |
33 | to laugh | héhy | 107 | ||
34 | to cry | mi-t-om-ány | 1 | ||
35 | to vomit | man-dóa | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | man-dróra | 1 | ||
37 | to eat | h-óm-ana | 1 | ||
38 | to chew | mi-hóta | 69 | ||
39 | to cook | ma-hándro | 102 | ||
40 | to drink | mi-sótro | 70 | ||
41 | to bite | man-aikitra | irregular sound correspondences | 20 | |
42 | to suck | mi-tséntsitra | 1 | ||
43 | ear | tadíny | 1 | ||
44 | to hear | man-dré[ni] | 1 | ||
47 | to yawn | manóaka | root is hòaka | 19 | |
48 | to sleep | ma-tóry | 1 | ||
49 | to lie down | m-ándry | 110 | ||
50 | to dream | ma-nófy | 1 | ||
51 | to sit | ma-metraka | x | ||
51 | to sit | mipetraka | to sit | 163 | |
52 | to stand | mi-tsángana | 101 | ||
53 | person/human being | ólona | 17 | ||
54 | man/male | láhy | 2 | ||
55 | woman/female | vávy | 1, 105 | ||
56 | child | ánaka | 1 | ||
59 | mother | rény | 1, 93 | ||
60 | father | ráy | 22, 50 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | táfo bózaka | 15, 76 | ||
63 | name | anárana | 1 | ||
64 | to say | mi-tény | 52 | ||
65 | rope | tády | 1 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | mi-féhy | 139 | ||
67 | to sew | man-jáitra | 2 | ||
68 | needle | fan-jáitra | 45 | ||
70 | to shoot | mi-tífitra | 51 | ||
70 | to shoot | mana-pòaka | |||
71 | to stab, pierce | man-dóaka | root lòaka | 99 | |
72 | to hit | ma-mély | |||
73 | to steal | mangálatra | root = hàlatra | 57 | |
74 | to kill | ma-móno | 1 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | máty | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | mi-áina | breathe, be alive | 83 | |
76 | to live, be alive | mi-vèlona | live, be alive | 11 | |
77 | to scratch | mi-háotra | 44 | ||
78 | to cut, hack | ma-nápaka | 25 | ||
80 | to split | ma-máky | 95 | ||
81 | sharp | ma-rànitra | 43, 35 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | dómbo | 3, 29 | ||
84 | to plant | mam-bóly | 1 | ||
85 | to choose | mi-fídy | 1 | ||
86 | to grow | mi-tómbo | 1 | ||
88 | to squeeze | ma-mía | (<fia) | 76 | |
89 | to hold | mi-tána | 55 | ||
89 | to hold | mi-házona | 115 | ||
90 | to dig | mi-hády | 1 | ||
91 | to buy | mi-vídy | 1 | ||
92 | to open, uncover | ma-móha | final -a suspect: borrowed from Malay? | 1 | |
92 | to open, uncover | manòkatra | root is sokaf- | 26 | |
93 | to pound, beat | mi-tóto | 20 | ||
94 | to throw | mi-tóraka | 1, 118 | ||
95 | to fall | lávo | 1 | ||
98 | egg | atódy | 1 | ||
99 | feather | vólo | 1 | ||
100 | wing | élatra | 23 | ||
101 | to fly | manídina | root is tsìdina | 97 | |
102 | rat | voalávo | 1 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | héna | related to Ma'anyan kenah 'fish' 111 | 55 | |
104 | fat/grease | ma-távy | 23 | ||
105 | tail | rámbo | |||
109 | mosquito | móka | 1, 111 | ||
111 | fish | haza-n-dráno | |||
111 | fish | trondro | (not Austronesian) | ||
111 | fish | laoka | X = any side-dish | ||
112 | rotten | dródroka | |||
114 | leaf | rávina | 1 | ||
115 | root | fáka | |||
116 | flower | vóny | 1 | ||
117 | fruit | vóa | 1 | ||
118 | grass | áhitra | 34 | ||
119 | earth/soil | tány | 1 | ||
120 | stone | váto | 1 | ||
122 | water | ráno | 10 | ||
123 | to flow | mi-válana | |||
124 | sea | ranomásina | |||
127 | woods/forest | ála | 1 | ||
128 | sky | lánitra | 1 | ||
129 | moon | vólana | 1 | ||
130 | star | kíntana | |||
131 | cloud | ráhona | 1 | ||
132 | fog | závona | 27 | ||
133 | rain | orana | 1 | ||
134 | thunder | kótroka | 2 | ||
135 | lightning | hélatra | 1 | ||
135 | lightning | tselatra | 1 | ||
138 | warm | ma-fána | 1 | ||
139 | cold | nàra | |||
140 | dry | máina | 113 | ||
141 | wet | kótsa | 119 | ||
143 | fire | áfo | 1 | ||
144 | to burn | man-dóro | 98 | ||
145 | smoke | sétroka | 90 | ||
146 | ash | lavénona | 95 | ||
147 | black | má-inty | 1 | ||
149 | red | ména | regular tendency: *NVyVC > *NVNVC | 1, 39 | |
150 | yellow | vóny | 98 | ||
150 | yellow | mavo | 99 | ||
152 | small | kély | 126 | ||
153 | big | lehibé | root = be | 46 | |
155 | long | láva | 27, 101 | ||
156 | thin | ma-nífy | 1 | ||
157 | thick | ma-tévina | 26 | ||
158 | narrow | éty | 88 | ||
159 | wide | ma-lálaka | 27 | ||
160 | painful, sick | ma-ráry | 118 | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | hénatra | 80 | ||
162 | old | ántitra | 72 | ||
163 | new | váo | 1 | ||
165 | bad, evil | rátsy | 116 | ||
166 | correct, true | márina | 20 | ||
166 | correct, true | tò | 6 | ||
167 | night | álina | < *alem | 20 | |
168 | day | ándro | 1 | ||
169 | year | táona | 1 | ||
170 | when? | ovíana | 86 | ||
171 | to hide | ma-nítrika | X | ||
171 | to hide | mi-èry | intrans. | ||
171 | to hide | mi-àfina | intrans. | 3 | |
172 | to climb | mi-ákatra | 33 | ||
173 | at | aN- | 22 | ||
174 | in, inside | anáty | 74 | ||
175 | above | ambóny | 2, 27 | ||
176 | below | ambány | 1 | ||
177 | this | ity | 10 | ||
178 | that | áo | 61 | ||
178 | that | ány | |||
179 | near | akéky | 117 | ||
180 | far | lávitra | 100 | ||
181 | where? | áiza | 89 | ||
182 | I | iz[áho] | 1 | ||
183 | thou | hianáo | < *iha + nao | 36, 37 | |
184 | he/she | ízy | 1 | ||
185 | we | isíka | (incl.); *hi + *tika(N) (+ metath.) +*kam | 2, 75 | |
185 | we | izaháy | izahay (excl) | 76 | |
186 | you | hianaréo | < *iha + *nau(n) + (i)re + u | 9 | |
187 | they | ízy | < *iye < *hi + *ie | 1 | |
188 | what? | ínona | 61 | ||
189 | who? | izáy | 59? | ||
190 | other | háfa | 70 | ||
191 | all | rehétra | |||
192 | and | sy | 66 | ||
192 | and | ary | 67 | ||
192 | and | ka | 1 | ||
193 | if | ráha | 88 | ||
194 | how? | ahóana | 70 | ||
196 | to count | man-ísa | 87 | ||
197 | One | ísa | 1 | ||
198 | Two | róa | 1 | ||
199 | Three | télo | 1 | ||
200 | Four | éfatra | 1 | ||
201 | Five | dimy | 1 | ||
202 | Six | enina | 1 | ||
203 | Seven | fito | 1 | ||
204 | Eight | valo | 3 | ||
205 | Nine | sivy | 5 | ||
206 | Ten | folo | 5 | ||
207 | Twenty | roapolo | 3, 6 | ||
208 | Fifty | dimampolo | 1, 2 | ||
209 | One Hundred | jato | 4, 15 | ||
209 | One Hundred | zato | 4, 15 | ||
4 | leg/foot | ránjo | 79 | L | |
10 | dirty | ma-lóto | < S. Sulawesi (Adelaar 1995) | 108 | L |
13 | back | lamósina | lǝmbusir, lǝmusir ( Malay ) | 47 | L |
19 | shoulder | sóroka | 50 | L | |
45 | eye | máso | < Bantu | 36 | L |
46 | to see | ma-híta | -a is irregular | 1 | L |
57 | husband | vády | < S. Sulawesi | 88 | L |
58 | wife | vády | < S. Sulawesi | 107 | L |
61 | house | tráno | < Borneo Malay daŋau | 18 | L |
69 | to hunt | mi-háza | probably < (Old) Malay | 87 | L |
79 | stick/wood | házo | < Malay kayu | 1 | L |
83 | to work | mi-ása | < Malay jasa < Sanskrit āyāsa- | 94 | L |
87 | to swell | mi-bóntsina | < Malay bunting | 49 | L |
96 | dog | alíka | < bantu | L | |
96 | dog | ambóa | < Bantu mbwa | 104 | L |
97 | bird | vórona | < Malay buruŋ | 17 | L |
106 | snake | bibiláva | lit. 'long animal'; bibi < Bantu | 70 | L |
107 | worm (earthworm) | kánkana | < Bantu | 91 | L |
108 | louse | háo | < Bantu | 33 | L |
110 | spider | hála | kala ( Malay ) < kala ( Sanskrit ) | L | |
113 | branch | rántsana | < Malay rancang | 63 | L |
121 | sand | fásika | pasir (Malay) | 18 | L |
125 | salt | síra | (garam) sira (Malay) | 1 | L |
126 | lake | faríhy | perigi (Malay) | L | |
136 | wind | rívotra | ribut (Malay) | L | |
137 | to blow | mi-tsóka | tiup (Malay) | 1, 19 | L |
139 | cold | mangatsíaka | < South Sulawesi, maN- + ha-tsiaka | 130 | L |
139 | cold | hatsìaka | x | L | |
142 | heavy | ma-vésatra | < Malay | 1 | L |
148 | white | fótsy | not SE Barito | 1 | L |
151 | green | ma-itso | 25 | L | |
154 | short | fóhy | < Bantu | 47 | L |
164 | good | tsára | acara (Malay) < ācāra- (Sanskrit) | L | |
195 | no, not | tsy | < (Old) Malay *tey, *ti | 68 | L |
195 | no, not | tsia | < (Old) Malay *tey, *ti | 68 | L |
210 | One Thousand | arivo | ribu (Malay) | 5, 4 | L |