Tanala dialect
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Nativeto
EthnicityTanala people[1]
Native speakers
1,555,000 [2]Austronesian
-
Malayo-Polynesian
- Western Indonesian
- Barito
- East Barito
- Central-Eastern Malagasic
- Plateau Malagasy
- Tanala
- Plateau Malagasy
- Central-Eastern Malagasic
- East Barito
- Barito
- Western Indonesian
| Tanala | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Tanala people[1] |
Native speakers | 1,555,000 [2] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | plt |
| Glottolog | mala1537 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-aha |
Tanala is a dialect of Malagasy[3][4] spoken by Tanala people in Madagascar.[5]
Tanala or Antagnala language belongs to the Austronesian language family and one of dialects of the subgroup Plateaux Malagasy.
Characteristics
The Tañala dialect of the South (Ikongo), in its generality, presents some differences (in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary) with the Tañala dialect of the North (Ifanadiana and Ambohimanga du Sud).