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a a distant) hazahaza aback (taken) jenjina abandon (to) manary, mandao, mamela, mievotra abandoned foy abandoned (to be) afoy, ilaozana, avela abandonment (an) famoizana abasing fanetrena, fanambaniana abbreviate (to) mamintina abdomen (an) kibo abdomen (the) boko abhor (to) mankahala, manala abhorred hala abhorrence (an) halam-po, halavolo abided in (to be) itoerana ability (an) fahaizana able havanana, mahay able (to be) mahay able to hay able to do (to be) mahomby able to effect (to be) mahomby able to support oneself mamelon-tena abolish (to) manafoana abolished (to be) foanana abomasum vavoninkena abominable antsontsana abomination (an) fahavetavetana aborted afa-jaza abortion fanalan-jaza about sahabo above antety, ambony abroad andafy abruptness (an) jojojojo abscess (an) fongo, baivonto, kifongo, kibay, vaivonto abscissa (an) fangitra voalohany absent diso absinthe laposety absolutely mihitsy absolved voala nenina absorb (to) mifoka absorb one's attention (to) mahavariana, mandrenodrenoka absorbed fohina abstain from (to) mifady abstained fadina abstained from (to be) faratana abstaining from (to be) mifaratra abstemious (to be) mahafady abstention (an) fifadiana abstinence fady abstinence (a pretended) fady fotsy abstinence (an) faratra abundance (an) fahavokarana, hobohobo, traika abundant fotsy kotro, diso vala abundant (to be made to be) hobohoboina abundant (to be) manobohobo abuse (an) ompa abuse (to) mihahaka, manasaha, manompa, mamingavinga abuse of authority (an) fanararaotam-pahefana abused voafotitra, vingavingaina abused (to be) ompana abusive language fiompana abusive language (an) ompa abyss (an) fampana, tevana, lavaka tsy hita noanoa acacia akasia academy (an) akademia accent (a grave) tendro miraika havia accept (to) mandray, mandrairay, mandraikitra acceptable telina, mankamamy accepted tafalatsaka, voaray accepted (to be) ankamamina accidentally tsy nahy accidentally (occurring) sendra acclaim (to) mihoby acclaimed hobina accompanied by (to be) ombana accompany (to) momba, miaraka accomplice (an) namana accomplish (to) mahalasa, mahalavorary, manatanteraka accomplish well (to) mandavorary accomplished efaina, efa, tanteraka, tontosa, tontosaina accomplishing fanatontosana according to araka account (an) kaonty account (entered into an) kaontina account of (on) noho accounting taokaonty accounts manao kaonty accumulate property (to) mihary accumulated (to be) harina accursed (be) fadia accursed! (may you be) fadia fohehara accusation fitoriana, fiampangana, ampanga fisaka accusation (an) fantoka, ampanga accusation (to bring an) mamantoka accusation (to make a false) miampangalainga accuse (to) mitory, mamantoka, miampanga accuse falsely (to) miampangalainga accused hebahebaina, torina, azon-teny, ampangaina, voafantoka, voampanga accused (to be falsely) endrikendrehina accuser (an) ampanga accustomed tamanaina, zatra, zarina accustomed (to which I am) mahazatra ahy accustomed to aka accustomed to (to make) mahazatra, manazatra accustomed to me zatra ahy ace baondy ache mangotsoka acid marikivy, madiro acid (an) asidra acidity diro acknowledge (to) miaiky, mamokatra acount (on no) tsy ... akory acquiesced voaiky acquire (to) mahazo acronym (an) fanafohezana across andafy act (to) manao act according to one's good pleasure (to) misatry act cunningly manampa-tsaina act heedlessly (to) manao baranahiny act liberally (to) manabahaba act obstinately (to) mamahatra act of following fanarahana act of giving birth fiterahana act out of stubbornness (to) manao an-ditra act stubbornly manao ditra act together (to) mifarimbona acted on (can be) laitra acting haughtily firinga mievotra acting together farimbona active mailaka, marisika active verb matoantenin' ny mpanao active voice matoantenin' ny mpanao acute mifilofilo acute accent (a) tendro miraika havanana acute point (having an) mirangitra adage (an) ohabolana, hainteny adamantine giga add (to) manatotaly, manovana add to (to) manampy add up to (to) mitotaly added totalina addicted to vice (to be) manala addition fanampiny addition (an) adisanina address ladiresy adhere afetaka adhere (made to) voapetaka adhere (to) mibozika, mipetaka, miraikitra adhered tafaraikitra adhering tafapetaka, mifetaka adhesive midity adjective (an) mpamaritra adjectives mpamaritra adjoin (to) mifanila adjourn (to) manaisotra andro administration (an) fanjakana admirez gaga admission fiaikena admonish (to) mandinika, miteny admonished voafefika, voanatra, voadinika admonished (to be) anarina, dinihina admonition fananarana, anatra adolescent kilongo adolescent (an) kilonga adoption fananganan-anaka adorable mahafatifaty adorn (to) manendrika, mampihaingo adorn one's self (to) mihaingo adornment farejo adroit havanana adulterer rafilahy adultery fijangajangana, mamely daka rafozana adultery (to commit) mandrani-badin' olona, maka vadin-olona advance dingina advance (a rapid) jojojojo advance (in) rahateo advance (to) miantoana, midingina advance money (to) mamehy vava advantage tombon-tsoa advantage (an) tombo adventist (an) advantista adverb (an) tambinteny adversary (an) rafy advertising filazam-barotra, dokam-barotra advice fananarana, anatra advice (an) toro-hevitra advice (to ask for) mila hevitra advice (to give) manome hevitra advice (to seek for) mila hevitra advise manolo-tsaina advise (to) mananatra advised voanatra advised (to be) anarina advocate (an) rano fanala kenda affable akisa, sariaka affairs raharaha affected (to be) miangiangy affection hanina, lalam-po, mandala affection (an) fitiavana afflict mahory afflict (to) mahonena, mampahory, mampijaly afflicted mahantra, malahelo afflicted (to be) zo affliction (an) alahelo, voina afraid fombo, mipatry afraid (to be) matahotro afraid of (to be) matahotra African afrikana, afrikanina after aoriana, dimbin' io afterbirth tavony afternoon tolakandro afternoon (an) hariva afterwards aoriana again indray against current (to be gone) orihina age age (overtaken by old) tratrantitra age (to) mihaantitra aged goga, golagoay, antitra, drehy agenda (an) diary agent (an) andrianjahonoany aggravate (to) manararaotra aggravate guilt (to) mandalina aggravated halalinina aggravation hararaotra aghast (to make one) mahangolingoly agitate (to) manofokofoka, manozongozona agitate water (to) manopatopa, manakobaka agitated foharina, atopatopa, akobaka, mihotakotaka, mananjahanja, mitopatopa, mikofokofoka, voafohatra agitated ([water] to be) mikobaka agitated (to be) miola agitation hofoka, hozongozona, hozona, topatopa, ola, adary agitation (an) kofoka agitation (to be in constant) mifohafoha ago ago (a short time) anikeo, teo no ho eo agony agree manaiky ambony ihany, miaiky volana agree (to) mifanaraka, mifanatona, manaiky, manaiky befahatany, manaraka, mandany, mandraikitra agree and to refuse (to) mampilafila, mamilafila agree reluctantly (to) manaiky tsy sazoka agreeable akisa agreed halangalanana, ekena, voaiky, raiketana agreed to raikitra agreed upon lany agreement fifanarahana, farafaran-talevana agreement (a) fanekena agreement (an) farafara, firaisana agreeto anything (to) manaiky be aground mifefika ah! akay to ahead aloha ahead of others (to go) misalovana aide-de-camp daika aide-de-camp (an) deka aim aim at (to pretend to) manambana aim at (to) mikendry aimed kendrena air (seeking fresh) maka saina air (the) rivotra air bubble taboi-drano airplane fiaramanidina airplane (an) voromby, aeroplanina airport (an) fiantsonam-piaramanidina, fitodiam-piaramanidina, fitodiana, seranam-piaramanidina airy ankatsio-drivotra ajar tafitafy, mitafitafy akimbo mitehin-kiho alack indrisy alarm fahatairana, hafomboana alarm clock (an) famohamandry alarmed saro-tahotra alas indrisy, eisy, isy, adray, adrey albino bobo alcohol alkola alert mahira-tsaina alert (on the) fombo alertness hafomboana algae alga, lomotra, lomorina algae (an) ahibilela, ahidrano Algerian alzerianina alignment (an) laharana alike bambiray, bamba iray, bambaray, sahala, raikitra alive manana aina, velona aljebra aljebra all aby, avokoa, rehetra, daholo all day anio tontolo andro all gone tapitra all the time lalandava all together daholo alleluia (an) aleloia allowed azo allude to (to) mikasika allusion anjano allusion (an indirect) teny tsy loa-body alluvium angon-dilatra, dilatra ally (an) havana almanac alimananaka almighty tsitoha almost antsaky, ila hoho, saika, madiva, dilatra alms fiantrana, hataka alms-deeds fiantrana aloes aloesy, vahona alone fotsiny, hany, tokana, pika, manirery, irery alphabet (an) abidy alphabetical araka ny abidia already sahady, rahateo also ndraika, koa, sady ... no, ampisongo altar (an) otely, alitara alter (to) manaboka altered rembezina altered (to be) hafahafaina alternation (an) anandro although na dia ... aza altimeter tondro haambo altogether daholo alum alamo aluminium viraty aluminum viraty alumnus (an) mainty molaly always andrakariva, lavanty, lavalalana, mandrakariva am amazed gaga, talanjona, mitalanjona amazed (to be) mitalagaga amazement hagagana amazement (an) fahagagana amazement (to be the cause of) igagana amazing fatratra, mahatalanjona ambassador (an) fanilo, ambasadaoro ambiguity olakolaka, olakolaka, olaka ambiguous mifarangorango ambiguously (to speak) miolakolaka amble ritirity amble (to) miritirity ambrevade ambarivatry, amberivatry ambush (an) otrika ameliorated (to be) hatsaraina amen amena American amerikanina amidst afovoany, ampovoany amnisty (an) famotsoran-keloka amoral maty fieritreretana amplified halalinina amplitude (an) habakabaka amuse mahavery dia amuse (to) manarira amuse oneself (to) mihira, milalao, mivazivazy amused (to be) ariraina amusement (an) filalaovana, lalao amusing anganongano, akisa an anagram (an) fivaditsoratra anagrammatical mivadi-tsoratra anarchy fanjakan' i baroa, fanjakan' i bezanozano, raban-tsahona anarchy (an) fanjakana raban-tsahona ancestor ababe ancestor (an) ntaolo, andriamanitra, razana ancestors fahasivy ancestry firazanana anchor nanga, andrisa, vatofantsika anchor (to) miantsona anchovy (an) tovy ancient fahagola, fahagolan-tany anciently fahagola, fahagolan-tany and ndraika, ka, sy, amana, ary, dia and so ka, dia and so forth etsetra, sy ny sisa and so on sy ny sisa angel (an) anjely angelic foraha anger fahatezerana, fo lavan' andro, hasira, safoaka, ranomafana, dikitra, darondarona anger (an) faharomotana anger (to) mahadikitra angered sosorina angle misolila angle (an) zoro angle (to) manjono angler (an) mpanjono angry entim-po, tezitra, loza, mifetopetoka, mifetoka, mifotofoto, mahatezitra, meloka, misondro-dra, vinitra angry (be) vinira angry (to be) fetoka anguille amalonkoraka, amalondriatra anguish fahaterena animal (a) biby animal (an) zavamananaina animate (to) mamelona animated mangotraka ankle (an) hatotongotra, hakitrokely ankle bone poketra ankle fetters gadra ety annihilate (to) mamoana anniversary fitsingerenan' ny andro nahaterahana annonced to (to have something) ampandrenesina announce (to) manambara, mampandre announced kabarina, voakabary, voambara announced (to be) ampandrenesina announcement fampandrenesana announcement (an) filazana annoy (to) mahasosotra, mahadikidiky, mahadikitra, mibozika, manahirana, manory annoyance fahasosorana, bozika, sorisory, dikidiky annoyance by noise (to cause) manabataba annoyed sahiranina, sosotra, vazivazina annoys (that which) disadisa annul (to) mamoana anoint (to) manosotra anointed hosorana, mihosotra anointing (act of) fanosorana anointing (an) hosotra another hafa answer (to) miatrika ant (an) vitsika ant (species of) aboaly anthem sidikinina anthem (the national) hiram-pirenena anther totsim-bovoka ant-hole lava-bitsika anticipated ampoizina antonym (an) tohi-kevitra antonymy (an) fifanoheran-keviteny ant's nest lava-bitsika anus (an) fory, masom-pory anvil landaizana, dintoana anvil (an) randria, riandriana anxiety fanahiana anxiety (an) fahamahinana, ahy anxious mahina any apocryphal apokrifa apologize (to) manalady, miala tsiny apologized haladina apology (an) halady apostatize (to) mihemotra apostrophe (an) faingomihantona, solonjanatsoratra appalling mahatsiravina appeal (to) mampiakatra appear (to) miharitra, miposaka appear at a distance (to) manangasanga appearance fehezam-bary amin-dronono, bikan-javatra, bika, tarehy appearance of (to have the) mivolo appearance of a person (the) bikan' olona appearance of anything onina appearing (act of) fiposahana appease (to) manala fo, mamalifaly appease anger (to) manontika appeased falifalina, mionona appeased (to be) mionina appendix fanampiny, kambontsinay appetite mahalatsa-kanina, malaina applaud (to) mitehaka applauded itehafana applause akora applause (an) tehaka, lamako apple (an) poma, paoma apples poma, paoma applied to voangavy applied to be) ahatra apply a law (to) mampihatra appoint (to) manendry appointed voatendry appointed day fotoan' andro appointed month fe-bolana appointed time fotoan' andro, ferana andro appointed time (an) fetra appointment fotoan-tokana appointment (an) fihaonana appraise (to) manombana apprehension tebiteby apprehensive mitebiteby, maody, maodimaody apprised voampoasa approach sokosoko approach (to) miantomotra, manatona, manakaiky approach one another (to) mifanatona approached hatonina, akekezina approaching stealthily (act of) soko approve (to) mankatelina approved azoazo approximately eo ho eo, sahabo April aprily, avrily Aquarius adalo Arab arabo arch (an) andohalambo archaïque fahagola archbishop (an) arseveka archdiocese (an) arsidiosezy architecture fahaizan-drafitra ardent mifaifay are area argentine arzantinina argentinean arzantinina argentinian arzantinina argue (to) mifaka, miady hevitra Aries alahamady arithmetic marika arm afenana, foto-tanana arm (an) lanton-tanana, sandry armistice ady ankoany armpit (an) helika armpits (up to the) hahelika arms fitaovana army (an) tafika, aika arnotto sahy arrange (to) manajary, manamboatra, mandanto, mandamina, mandahatra, mandrindra, mampirina, mamorona arranged hajarina, alahatra, lantoina, miantefa, ampirimina, milanto, mivoatra, voaforona, voahajary, voahavangavana, voalantolanto, voamboatra, voampirina, arindra arranged (badly) adrakadraka arranged (to be) alamina, amboarina, milamina, mirantiranty arranged in order (to be) miandalana arrangement lanto arrangement (an) farafara, lahatra, ranty, rindra arranging fanamboarana arranging (act of) fandaharana arrest (to) mitana arrested afato-bava arrested (to be) ahorina arrival fahatongavana, fihaviana arrive [vehicle] (to) mitody arrive on time (to) mamonjy fotoana arrived tonga arrived at suddenly (to be) ngadonina arrived suddenly ngadona arriving tamy, omby arrogance fireharehana, bohibohy, angiangy, avona arrogance (an) fiavonavonana arrogant misetrasetra arrogant (to be) mianjona, miangiangy arrow zana-tsipìka arrow (an) tondro arrowroot tavolo arsenic arsenika artery lalan-dra artesian well (an) vovo ranogeja articulation (an) famavany, tonona artifice angoly artilleryman rainiolona artist mpanakanto arum arum (an) viha as tahaka as it ought to be tonga fatra as soon as raha vantany vao asbestos amianta ascend (to) mananika, mianika, miakatra, miorika ascended tafanika, tafakatra ascent fiakarana, havoana, akatra asdventurous tsy mivohovoho ashamed haingihaingy, mihaihay, mahamenatra, menarina, vaky afero ashamed (to be) mangaihay ashes lavenona aside (to go) mitanila ask (to) mangataka, mila ask a question (to) manontany ask about (to) manadina ask! mangataha asked angatahina, voangavy asked (to be) iangaviana asleep renoka, rendremana asleep (fast) rendrika asp asp (an) fandrefiala asparagus asiperza aspect (an) lafy assault (an) ady assault (united) fangady be lela assemblage ambangony assemble (to cause to) manaika assemble (to) mifompona, miangona, mivory assemble yourselves! mivoria assembled tafangona, voangona, vory assembled (to be) ehina, angonina assembly (an) aika assent (to) manaiky, manaiky lembenana assented voaiky assented to raikitra assist (to) manampy assistance to (to give) manampy associate (to) mifoko, miaraka associate with (to) momba associated with (to be) ombana association (an) fiombonana assuage mamao-dranomaso assuage (to) mihena assuage wrath (to) manala fo assuaged mionona assuaged (easily) fo emboka assuaged (to be) mionina assume consequence (to) minitinity assumption bohibohy, nehoneho, nekoneko assurance debaka asterisk (an) kinta-maritsoratra asthma sefo, sohika asthma (affected with) sefoina asthmatic tratraina asthmatical sefoina astobishing adalalahy astonished gaga, zendana, kepoka, migaga, mihaihay astonished (to be) mangaihay astonishing mahazendana astonishment hagagana astonishment (an) fahagagana astonishment (to be the subject of) igagana astound mahagaga astounding mahagaga astraddle asampy, sampazana, manasampy asunder miavaka at any, amy at hand tamy, ampotomoty, am-pelatanana at once miaraka amin' izay at the point of mby at bay atheism (an) jentilisa athletic avy aina atmosphere atmosfera atom (an) atôma atomic ataomika attaché (qui s'est) tafafihitra attached raiki-pitia attack famelezana, mitamy attack (an) rafitrady, ady attack (to) manafika, manamy, mandramatra, mamofoka attack a town (to) mananika attacked tafihina, asiana, voafofoka attained takatra, tratrarina attained to (to be) takarina attempt andrana attended am-po attended (to be) dinasana, diasana attended to (to be) henoina attended to in a hurry vonjivonjena attention jery atrika, kaly attention (an) ahy attention (careful) hady voanjo attention to details kojakoja attentive mandala attenuate (to) mamisaka attenuated fisahina, vaofisaka attitude fanahy attractive kanto, mahate-ho tia aubergine (the) bana auction (an) lavanty auction (to be sold at) atao lavanty auction sale (an) lavanty August aogositra aunt nenifara, nenitoa, rahavavin-dreny, adavavy auscultation (an) fihainoana Australian aostralianina austronesian maley-polineziana authoritarian jadona authority fifehezana authority (an) fahefana, fanapahana authority to (to give) manome teny authorize (to) manome teny automobile (an) fiarakodia autonomy fizakan-tena autumn fararano available am-pelatanana, vonona, vononina avarice (an) hihitra avaricious tia kely, kafiry, kahihitra, mahihitra avaricious (to be) manao fihin-kala avariciousness fihin-kala averaged aravona aversion (to cause) mankaleo avert evil (anything to avert) afaditra avocado avaokà avoid (to) mibolila, manalavitra avoided fadina avoided (to be) halavirina avowed hebahebaina awake (keeping) ari-tory awaked voafoha awakened tafafoha awakening (an) fifohazana away from (to go) manalavitra awe (an) henamaso awkward bontolo, basitongotra, badrahodra, mitaraiky, milasilasy, midrahodraho, dondrona awkwardness draho ax faikona axe faikona axe (an) famaky, antsibe, kalaza axiom (an) ankina aye-aye haihay, aiay

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