More on weak accent
i/o/a in between/ at the end are not pronounced sometimes
Vilia= vili’ (plate)
Lakozia= lakozy (kitchen)
Novonoina= novonona (killed)
Dia = dy (step)
Avokoa=
avoko (all)
Roa= ro
(two)
Sinoa= sino
(Chinese)
Koa=ko
(also)
Changing vowels to -a or interverting them are as a sign of enfantilism, or of low level of education, and as it seems it is assimilated to the peasants
Kopetra= poketra (handbag)
Tatezana= tetezana (bridge)
Zokidira=zoridira ( rubbish)
Mandehana= mandana (to go)
…
-no/-o not pronounced sometimes
Manome=
mame (giving)
ranovola=ranvola
The ending –ina/ ana
Fibaikoana=fibekona/fibaikona
(ordering)
Nohamainina=
no’amain’( dried up)
Novatanina=
novatan’ (stay in)
Names of cities –hi not pronounced
Ambohijanahary=
ambojanaary
Ambohitrarahaba=
ambotraraaba
…
Diphtongues to one sound
Ilay=le (this/that)
Dia = de
(that)
Taona= tôna
(year)
Fanavaozana=
fanavôzana (reform)
He/ho/hi/ ha not pronounced altogether,
Raharaha=
rara (business)
Mandihy=
mandy (dancing)
Rehefa=
refa (when)
Vehivavy=
vevavy (woman)
Lehilahy=
lelahy (man)
Jiolahy=
jiola (bandits)
Tantsaha=
tantsa (peasant)
Nahasahy=nasa
(dared to do)
sometimes only the vowel stays
Dahalo=
da’alo (zebu thief)
Ahiana=
a’ina (suspected)
Halatra=
alatra (robbery)
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Can you guess the graphics of these sounds
Andoalo =
Fengonana =
Erinandro =
Faatelo =
Maery vaika
=
Ita==
ivôka =
Laatra=
Vôkina mafy
=
Fanadiadiana
=
Miisa =
Answer:
Andoalo =Andohalo
(name of a quarter in the upper part of Antananarivo)
Fengonana =fiangonana
(church)
Erinandro =herinandro
(week)
Faatelo = fahatelo
(third)
Maery vaika=
mahery vaika (very tough)
Ita =hita
(seen)
ivôka= hivoaka
(went out)
Laatra =lahatra
(destiny)
Vôkina mafy=
voakiana mafy (strongly criticized )
Fanadiadiana=
fanadihadiana (research)
Miisa= miisa
(counted)
How would you pronounce these=
Fiarahamonina
=
Fanatanjahatena
=
Lohateny =
Fahadiovana
=
Mahajanga =
Soavaly=
Fizahantany
=
Answer:
Fiarahamonina=
fiaramonina (society)
Fanatanjahatena=
fanatanjaantena (sport)
Lohateny= loanteny
(title)
Fahadiovana=
fadiovana (cleanliness)
Mahajanga =
Maajanga (a city in the North of Madagascar)
Soavaly=
sôvaly (horse)
Fizahantany=
fizaantany (tourism)
