Entry | Betsileo (be, tsy, leo) | ||||
Part of speech | name (ethnonym) | ||||
Explanations in Malagasy | [Rajemisa 1985] Foko lehibe monina amin' ny tany voafaritry ny ony Mania, avaratra; ny tanin' ny Tanala, atsinanana; ny tendrombohitr' Andringitra, atsimo, ary ny tandavan-tendrombohitr' i Bongolava, andrefana. Mizara telo ny Betsileo: ny avaratra (renivohitra: Ambositra), ny afovoany (Ambohimahazo, Ambohinamboarina), ary ny any atsimo, izay mitsinjara telo indray: Isandra, Ilalangina ary Iarindrano. Tanàn-dehibe: Fianarantsoa, Ambositra, Ambohimahasoa, Ambalavao | ||||
Explanations in English | [Richardson 1885] A tribe inhabiting the South-central parts of the island. | ||||
Explanations in French | [Rajaonarimanana 1995] nom d'une population du centre sud de Ma [...] | ||||
Vocabulary | History: clans, tribes | ||||
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Tables and plates | Dialectal words | ||||
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Quotes | Proverbs containing the word Betsileo | ||||
Updated on 2020/07/31 |
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