Sakalava Malagasy

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Austronesian language variety Malagasy dialect regional variety of the Malagasy language

Sakalava Malagasy is a regional variety of the Malagasy language spoken primarily by the Sakalava people of western Madagascar.

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Surface form Occurrences
Malagasy (Sakalava-related varieties) 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language variety ⓘ
Malagasy dialect ⓘ
regional variety of the Malagasy language ⓘ
belongsToMacrolanguage Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicAssociation Sakalava ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Sakalava dialect of Malagasy ⓘ
hasCulturalRole marker of Sakalava identity ⓘ
hasDialectBase Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLexicalFeature regional vocabulary specific to Sakalava communities ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct pronunciation compared to Standard Malagasy ⓘ
hasStatus regional variety without separate official status ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script
isSpokenAlong western coastal areas of Madagascar ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
mutualIntelligibilityWith other Malagasy dialects to varying degrees ⓘ
partOf Malagasy language ⓘ
region Sakalava territories along the western coast of Madagascar ⓘ
relatedTo Betsileo Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Betsimisaraka Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merina Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesWritingStandardWith Standard Malagasy NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenBy Sakalava people NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenInRegion western Madagascar ⓘ
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
subgroup Barito languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn daily communication among Sakalava people ⓘ
local cultural practices in western Madagascar ⓘ
oral tradition of Sakalava people ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malagasy → majorDialect → Sakalava Malagasy ⓘ
Kibushi → coexistsWith → Sakalava Malagasy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malagasy (Sakalava-related varieties)