Bara dialect

Bara
Native to	Madagascar
Ethnicity	Bara
Native speakers	1,026,000
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Western Indonesian Barito East Barito Southern malagasy Bara
Writing system	Latin script (Malagasy alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bhr
Glottolog	bara1369
Linguasphere	31-LDA-cg

Bara is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Bara people.

Classification

Bara dialect belongs to the Austronesian language family and part of Southern malagasy subgroup.

Geographic distribution

Bara is widely spoken in Ihorombe and partially in Menabe, West Atsimo Atsinanana, and South Vakinankaratra. It is the popular dialect spoken in the city of Ihosy.

Lexical comparison

English gloss	Malagasy standard gloss	Bara gloss
One	Iray	Raiky
Two	Roa	Roy
We	Izahay	Ihahay
You	Ianao/Ianareo	Anao/Anareo
Him/Her	Aminy/Taminy/Izy	Tagnaminy/Ihy
Way	Lalana	Lala
Straight	Mahitsy	Itsy
How	Ahoana	Akôry
Why	Nahoana	Nahoa
If	Raha	Laha
But	Fa	Fe
Like	Ohatra/Sahala	Akoa
The	Ny	Gny
Now	Izao	Anany zao
Sin	Fahotana	Aota
Life	Fiainana	Fiegna
Son/Daughter/Children	Zanaka	Anaky
Clean	Madio	Malio
Wife/Husband	Vady	Valy
Sterile	Momba	Kanda
Law	Lalàna	Lily
Outside	Ambadika	Ambaliky
Old (person)	Antitra	Atitsy
Over	Vita	Toly
Month	Volana	Vola
Year	Taona	Tao
Thing	Zavatra	Raha
Holy	Masina	Masina
People/Human	Olona	Olo
Girl/Woman	Vehivavy	Ampela
Angel	Anjely	Ibilitsy
Soul	Fanahy	Fagnahy
Happy	Faly	Ravo
Hungry	Noana	Mosare
To wait	Miandry	Mandigny
To call	Miantso	Mikaiky
To pay	Mandoa	Magnefa
I love	Tiako	Tiako