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 | |
| Map | ||
Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Malagasy (Tanala)
Ethnologue Information for plt
OLAC Information for plt
World Atlas of Language Structures Information for mal-
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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: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand | tánana | 18 | ||
| 2 | left | havía | 1, 42 | ||
| 3 | right | havánana | 1, 62 | ||
| 4 | leg/foot | ránjo | 79 | L | |
| 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 | |||
| 10 | dirty | ma-lóto | < S. Sulawesi (Adelaar 1995) | 108 | L |
| 11 | dust | vóvoka | 56 | ||
| 12 | skin | hóditra | 1 | ||
| 13 | back
|
lamósina | lǝmbusir, lǝmusir ( Malay ) | 47 | L |
| 14 | belly | kíbo | |||
| 15 | bone | táolana | 1 | ||
| 16 | intestines | tsináy | 1 | ||
| 17 | liver | áty | 1 | ||
| 18 | breast | nóno | 3 | ||
| 19 | shoulder | sóroka | 50 | L | |
| 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 | ||
| 45 | eye | máso | < Bantu | 36 | L |
| 46 | to see | ma-híta | -a is irregular | 1 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 57 | husband | vády | < S. Sulawesi | 88 | L |
| 58 | wife | vády | < S. Sulawesi | 107 | L |
| 59 | mother | rény | 1, 93 | ||
| 60 | father | ráy | 22, 50 | ||
| 61 | house | tráno | < Borneo Malay daŋau | 18 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 69 | to hunt
|
mi-háza | probably < (Old) Malay | 87 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 79 | stick/wood | házo | < Malay kayu | 1 | L |
| 80 | to split
|
ma-máky | 95 | ||
| 81 | sharp | ma-rànitra | 43, 35 | ||
| 82 | dull, blunt | dómbo | 3, 29 | ||
| 83 | to work
|
mi-ása | < Malay jasa < Sanskrit āyāsa- | 94 | L |
| 84 | to plant | mam-bóly | 1 | ||
| 85 | to choose | mi-fídy | 1 | ||
| 86 | to grow
|
mi-tómbo | 1 | ||
| 87 | to swell
|
mi-bóntsina | < Malay bunting | 49 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 96 | dog | alíka | < bantu | L | |
| 96 | dog | ambóa | < Bantu mbwa | 104 | L |
| 97 | bird | vórona | < Malay buruŋ | 17 | L |
| 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 | |||
| 106 | snake | bibiláva | lit. 'long animal'; bibi < Bantu | 70 | L |
| 107 | worm (earthworm) | kánkana | < Bantu | 91 | L |
| 108 | louse
|
háo | < Bantu | 33 | L |
| 109 | mosquito | móka | 1, 111 | ||
| 110 | spider | hála | kala ( Malay ) < kala ( Sanskrit ) | L | |
| 111 | fish | haza-n-dráno | |||
| 111 | fish | trondro | (not Austronesian) | ||
| 111 | fish | laoka | X = any side-dish | ||
| 112 | rotten
|
dródroka | |||
| 113 | branch
|
rántsana | < Malay rancang | 63 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 121 | sand | fásika | pasir (Malay) | 18 | L |
| 122 | water
|
ráno | 10 | ||
| 123 | to flow | mi-válana | |||
| 124 | sea | ranomásina | |||
| 125 | salt | síra | (garam) sira (Malay) | 1 | L |
| 126 | lake | faríhy | perigi (Malay) | L | |
| 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 | ||
| 136 | wind | rívotra | ribut (Malay) | L | |
| 137 | to blow
|
mi-tsóka | tiup (Malay) | 1, 19 | L |
| 138 | warm
|
ma-fána | 1 | ||
| 139 | cold
|
mangatsíaka | < South Sulawesi, maN- + ha-tsiaka | 130 | L |
| 139 | cold
|
hatsìaka | x | L | |
| 139 | cold
|
nàra | |||
| 140 | dry
|
máina | 113 | ||
| 141 | wet | kótsa | 119 | ||
| 142 | heavy | ma-vésatra | < Malay | 1 | L |
| 143 | fire | áfo | 1 | ||
| 144 | to burn
|
man-dóro | 98 | ||
| 145 | smoke
|
sétroka | 90 | ||
| 146 | ash | lavénona | 95 | ||
| 147 | black | má-inty | 1 | ||
| 148 | white | fótsy | not SE Barito | 1 | L |
| 149 | red | ména | regular tendency: *NVyVC > *NVNVC | 1, 39 | |
| 150 | yellow | vóny | 98 | ||
| 150 | yellow | mavo | 99 | ||
| 151 | green | ma-itso | 25 | L | |
| 152 | small | kély | 126 | ||
| 153 | big | lehibé | root = be | 46 | |
| 154 | short
|
fóhy | < Bantu | 47 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 164 | good | tsára | acara (Malay) < ācāra- (Sanskrit) | L | |
| 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 | ||
| 195 | no, not | tsy | < (Old) Malay *tey, *ti | 68 | L |
| 195 | no, not | tsia | < (Old) Malay *tey, *ti | 68 | L |
| 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 | ||
| 210 | One Thousand
|
arivo | ribu (Malay) | 5, 4 | L |




