Vezo is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Vezo in the provinces of Mahajanga and Toliara. It is among southern dialects of Malagasy along with Southern Sakalava, Masikoro, Tandroy, Mahafaly,Bara and Tanosy.[2][3]
Classification
Vezo dialect belongs to the Austronesian language family. Vezo language is very close to Southern sakalava dialect phonetically.
Geographic distribution
The Vezo dialect is predominantly spoken by the nomadic Vezo ethnic group and is the primary dialect in the city of Toliara. It is mainly used along the coastal areas of Atsimo-Andrefana, Menabe, and Androy.[4]
Vocabulary
Numerals
Animals
Direction
Time
Fruits and Vegetables
References
- ^ "Madagascar et Malgache". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "langue Malagasy: Vezo". globalrecordings.net.
- ^ "The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine". The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine (4): 124. 1878.
- ^ Molet, Louis (1957). Petit guide de toponymie malgache (PDF) (in French). Tananarive: Scientific Research Institute of Madagascar, Department of Human Sciences. pp. map (unnumbered) + p. 8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) The map is placed before the numbered pages.
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