Malagasy, Antankarana

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A language of Madagascar

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Antakarana Malagasy, Antekarana, Antekarana Malagasy, Tankarana, Tankarana Malagasy
Autonym
Antakarana
User Population

156,000 (2011 SIL).

Location

Antsiranana province: Diana and Sava regions; Mahajanga province: Sofia region, a small area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 71% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg].

Typology

VOS.

Language Use

Used by all.

Language Development

Bible portions: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Antankarana
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.