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" cabbage - cyst (a) "

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cabbage bokony cabbage (a) laisoa cabin (a) trano bongo cable (a) mahazaka cackle (to) mikoràka cactus raketa, raiketra cajole (to) manolikoly, manambitamby, mandangolango, mikolikoly cajoled voanjaingy, voambosy cake fehezam-bary amin-dronono, mofomamy cake (a) ampempa cake of honey ampempan-tantely calabash (a) finga calamitous fohehatra, fadirana ovana calamity fahoriana calamity (a) afo, angano, antambo, loza, voina calamity (to signal a coming) mandoza calcium diontsokay calendar kalandrie calf (a) kibon-dranjo calf (up to the) haranjo calf of the leg amboandranjo calico be taim-parasy, bemoty, bemarika, dama, dara call antsina call (a) haika, antso call (to) mihaika, mangaika, miantso call fowls (to) mikohokoho call out for help (to) mitaraina called haihina, antsoina, atao hoe, voahaika, voantso called (to be) hehina called on voavina callus (a) kitro calm tony, mahamora calm (to be) mitony calm (to) manony, manalefaka, mampitony calm (will be) hitony calm one's self (to) manontika calmed tonena calumniated (to be) bobanina calumniating fosa calumny (a) hoso-potaka, bobana camel angamia, rameva camel (a) angamenavava camp toby camp (a) lasy camp (to) mitoby, milasy campfire afon-dasy camphor (the) kamifaoro camphor tree (a) ravintsara can azo Canadian kanadianina Cancer asorotany candle labozia candle-mould fanaovan-dabozy candlestick fanaovan-dabozy, fitoeran-dabozy candy (a) vatomamy cane (a) fitsoka, tehina cane (to walk with a) mitehina cannon (a) tafondro canoe (a) lakana cap kasiketa capacity famarana cape sarotro cape (a) tanjona capital renivola capital (a) masonkarena, renivohitra capitalism (the) kapitalisma capitalist kapitalista capon akoho vositra caprice angentsana capriciousness niaka capriciousness (a) bongo ravan-tompony Capricorn adijady captain nahoda, kapiteny captivate (to) mandrenodrenoka captive babontany captive (a) babo, sambotra captive (to be taken) baboina capture fisamborana capture (to) misambotra, mamabo, mambabo captured anihina, samborina, voababo captured (to be) baboina car aoto car (a) fiarakodia caracole (to) manao dian-olitra carapace akorambiby carbon karbonina, dionarina carbon dioxide eton' arina carbuncle (a) fongo card (a) karatra, karatra card (to) mandraotra card deck karatra filalaovana cardboard (a) baoritra carded raotina cardinal (a) fody, kardinaly cardinal points (the four) vazan-tany efatra care kolokoloina, miahy, manahy care (a) fitsinjovana, ahy care (taking) karakara care for (to) manolikoly care for oneself (to be able to) mahavita tena care not for (I) ny faty aza ahoako care of (taking) fikarakarana care of (to be taken) afeny care of (to put under the) manankina care of (to take) mitahiry, mitandrina, mikarakara care of children taiza cared tandremana, tezaina, karakaraina cared for tandrina cared for (to be) ahina careful (to be) mitandrina careful with things (to be) mitandro carefulness fahamalinana careless baranahiny, kongorevo, milainalaina, mosalahy careless (to be) manao rainazy carelessness lainalaina caress (a) safosafo caress (to) mandambolambo, mitambitamby, misafosafo caressed lambolamboina, safosafoina, voaohona caretaker mpitandrina caring for (act of) fitandremana, fitaizana carnage belo carpenter (a) mpandrafitra carpenter's work (to do) mandrafitra carpentry fandrafetana, rafitra carpet karipetra carpus taolan-katsika, taolan-katotanana, taolan-tanana carriage (a) fiarakodia, indram-bity carriage (horse-drawn) kalesy carriage (railroad) kalesy carried faohina, fairina, genagenaina, bohoina, babalaina, indaozina, indaosina, tafionjona, tataovina, tarazoina, paohina, lanjaina, alavorary, sakalehina, voabena, voabeta, voalanja, vimbinina, dronodronaina carried off lasana carried on a litter (to be) balaina carried on the back binaby carried on the head lolohavina carried roughly (to be) balabalaina, balaina carrier (a) borizano carrot (a) karaoty carry (to) mibeta, mibata, manindao, mitondra, mitakona, miambaby, mambaby carry away (to) mahalasa carry in the hand (to) mivimbina carry in the hands (to) mambata carry lightly (to) migenagena carry off (to) mifaoka, mamabo carry on (to) maharitra carry on poles (to) mibala carry on the back (to) mibaby carry on the head (to) manatatao, miloloha carry on the shoulder (to) mibohy, manantsoroka, milanja carry out (to) mahalavorary, mandavorary carry through (to) mahavatra, manatanteraka carry under the arm (to) misakelika carrying fanatontosana carrying (act of) fitondrana carrying on the head (act of) loloha carrying softly genagena cartilage taolan-karepoka, taola-malemy cartography (a) taosarintany carton boaty cartridge katirijy cartridge (a) faham-basy, bala carved sokirina, soritana carved (to be) rasaina carving (a) sokitra case lakisy cashew mahabibo cashew apple abiba cask barika casket lakisy cassava balahazo, kazaha, mahogo, mbazaha, mangahazo casserole kasiraoly casserole (a) vilany cassock (a) akanjo lava cast afafy, apotraka cast (to) mandrendrika, manidina cast down alatsaka cast down (to be) azera cast down (to) manongana, manapotraka, mandatsaka caste ankolafiny caste (a) foko castor oil tseroka castrate (to) mamositra castrated vosirina, vosirana cat (a wild) kary cat (a) tabalaka, piso, saka cat (species of) ampaha catch (a) fihitra, haza catch (to) mandrampy, mamangotra, mamonja catch in unfaithfulness (to) mankatratra catch with a hook (to) mamintana, mamarango catechism (a) katekisma, katesizy catechist (a) katesista catechist (un) katekista caterpillar fangalabolo, fandray, fanday, olimpanjehy cathedral (a) katedraly catheter (a) bozy Catholic katolika cattle lofo, omby cattle breeding fiompiana cattle-fold fahitra cattle-pen fahitra, bako caught fintanina, fandripandrihana, haratovina, tratra ambody omby, tratra, voafandrika, voarampy caulk (to) manentina caulked tentenana, mitentina cause faka, antony cause (first) fenitra cause pain (to) manaikitra cause to come (to) mahatonga causelessly fotsiny, tsy ahoan-tsy ahoana, tsy misy antony caution (a) ongonongona caution (to) mamarafara cautious besakaray cave antorabintsy, lavabato cave (a) zohy, lavaka cave in (to) mikoa cavern (a) zohy cease (to) mianina cease-fire ady ankoany cedilla (a) rambokely, rambony ceiling valindrihana celebrate deraina celebrate (to) miravoravo, midera celebration firavoravoana, fiderana celebrity da, dera cell (a) sela cell phone (a) fenday, finday cement simenitra cenotaph (a) tsangambato censure soketa, manisy fondro, orinorina censure (a) fondro, lolotr' amalona, adidy censure (being under) manan-teny censure (to) manadidy censured (to be) adidina census (a) fanisana, fanisam-bahoaka cent santima center (a) foitra center (the) ivo center of (in the) afovoany, ampovoany center of a circle (the) ivomparibolana center of mass (the) ivondanja centered manivo centiliter (a) santilitatra centimeter (a) santimetatra centipede farora-bola central point (a) foitra centurion amboninjato century (a) taonjato cereal varimbazaha certainly fary, tokoa cervical taolam-bozona chaff akofa chagrin (to) manorisory chagrined sorisorena chain fatorana, gadravy, gadrafohy chain (a) gadra, rojo chain (to) mangadra chained gadrana, voagadra chains (to be in) migadra chains (to put into) managadra chair seza chair (a) fiketrahana chaise (a) fiarakodia chalice (a) kalisy chalk taniravo, tsaoka challenge fihantsiana, fihaikana, faninanana, hantsy challenge (a) haika challenge (to) mihaika, maninana challenged haikaina, inanina, voainana challenged (to be) hantsina chamber of commerce antenimieran' ny varotra chameleon tanavavy, kamaitso, kamora, soamarandrana, amboalahy chameleon (a) tanalahy, tana, ta, kamara chameleon (female) kamarabe champ (to) mandramondramona, miramondramona champed aramondramona champion kalazalahy champion (a) kalaza chance sendrasendra chance (occurring by) sendra change famerim-bola, herim-bola, dimby change (to) manova, miova, mody change into something else (to) mampody change of place (a) findra change one's place of residence (to) mifindra fonenana change place (to) mifindra, midiso changeable fitovava changed hafahafa, voadimby, rembezina changed (to be) hafahafaina, avadika channel (a water) tatatra channel (a) lalan-drano chant (a) kalo, lanona chant (to) milanona chant sadly (to) mikalo chanted antsaina, voalanona chanted (to be) rangoina chanting (a) antsa chapel trano fiangonana chaps under the toes didin-tsokina chapter (a) toko characteristics tondro charcoal arina charge (a) bala mihanta, andraikitra, pepetra charge (to) miampanga charged peperana, voafahana charged (to be) tanana chariot (a) fiarakodia charitableness fiantrana charity antra charm fanjonjonana, fanjoanana, fanatsatsorano, fankatovana, fanevotana, fandoaka, fandavoana, fotsimavo, fitavoka, famonody, famono tandroka, sampy, ody charm (a kind of) fanalavavy, fanalalahy, fandika, fandrionana, fandravalaka charm (a love) azombavy charm (a) fanetralahy, fandramanana, fandevonana, fandevonana, fandafika, fitsinjo, famonodindo, famato, famoizana, hazary, bira, ombirefona, mosavy charm (kind of a) fanahonana charm (kind of) fandresilahy charm for colic (a) fanjava charm for public speaking fametsivetsena charm to blind the eyes (a) fanjambana charmed voahazary charter dy charter (a) dina chartre (une) dina chase (to) mihaza chased hazaina chastise (to) mananatra chat (a) tafa chat (to) mitafasiry, mitafa chatter mibedibedy chatter (to) midadaka chattering dadaka chatting tafasiry cheap fondrofondroana, morabe, mora, mora vidy cheat manome vohony, mamahan-dalitra cheat (to) manao gorobaka, manome voan-dambo, mamitaka cheat in trade (to) mivarotra omby anaty ambiaty cheated fahanan-dalitra, botina, ambakaina, voafahan-dalitra, voafitaka, voangoly cheating fahan-dalitra, fetsy ratsy checkroom fametrahana entana cheek takolaka cheekbone taolan-tava cheeks (the) fify cheer (to) mamalifaly cheerful misariaka cheese foromazy chemical simika cherish (to) manolokolo chess eseka chess (Malagasy) fanorona chest (a) tratra chest (having a hollow) laon-tratra chest (up to the) hatratra chestpain (a) fehitratra chew (to) mifiaka, mandramondramona, mitsako, miramondramona chew the cud (to) mandinika chew with crackle (to) mikepoka chew with the lips closed (to) mihimokimoka chewed fiahina, tsakoina, voafiaka, aramondramona chewed (anything) hota chicken akohokely chicken (a) akoho chicken (large) vantotrakoho chicken (young) piapiakakoho chicken pox nendram-boalavo chief lonaka, manana fahitra, rainiolona chief (a) johary, tale, lehibe, sefo chiefly indrindra chieftain nahoda, andriambe chignon (a) bango tokana chigoe flea parasy lafrika child fara, anaka, dimby child (a very young) zaza rano child (a) fanjai-kely, fara sy dimby, ankizy, zanaka, zaza, saiky child (when one was a) fahazaza childhood (at the time of one's) fahazaza childish bodobodony, bodo children fara sy dimby, ankizy, zanaka amam-para, sombinaina Chilean silianina chill (a) poka chilliness nara chilliness (the) hatsiaka chilly firifirina, mangatsiaka chimney lafaoro chin somaka, saomaka chin (the) saoka chin (up to the) hasaoka china bakoly Chinese (a) sinoa chinese sinoa chip (to) mipaika chip of stone (a) difi-bato chip of wood (a) difi-kazo chip off (to) mandifika chipped silahina, rampa, dimbana chirp (to) maneno, mitoreo chirping figiririoka chisel fandradahy, fandrabavy chisel (a) fandraka chisel (to) mamandraka chisel for chipping stones (a) fandrabato chiseled (to be) fandrahana chitchat bedibedy chlorine kloro chocolate sokolà choice misafidy choice (a) fidy, safidy choice (his/her/their) fidiny choir (a) amboarampeo choke (to) manakenda choke with smoke (to) mandonaka choked goehina, goeka, kenda choking kofona choose (to) mifantina, mifidy choosing (act of) fifidianana chop (to) mandimbana chopped (to be) akalanina chopping block landana chopping block (a) akalana chopping-block akalamanta chosen lanina, voafantina, voafidy chosen (to be) fidina chosen by him/her/them fidiny christian kristiana christian (a) kristianina christianism kristianisma Christmas noely chromium kroma chronic latsa-paka chronically ill tezain' aretina chubby bofona, bolangina, badobadony chuckle (to) mikimokimoka church fiangonana, trano fiangonana church (a) eglizy churlish fomanga churlishness fihin-kala cicada jorery cigar sigara cigarette sigara cinder (a) forohana cinnamon kanelina circle faribolana circle (a) fangi-bolana circuit faribolana circuit (a) fangi-bolana circuitous mifelipelika, mifarangorango circular vory circular (to be made) boriborina circumcise (to) mandahilahy, mandidy foitra, mamora circumcised finora, forana, mifora, voafora, voalehilahy circumcised (to visit a child newly) mamangy ferin-jaza circumcision hasoavan-jaza circumcision (a) fora, hasina, didy foitra, didiam-poitra circumference faribolana, hodidina circumfix (a) tsirinteny sara-droa circumflex accent (a) tendro satroka circumlocution olakolaka, olaka circumscribed faritana circumspect malina circumvent (to) mifetsy, mangaroka, manakolaka, mamangopangoka, mametsy circumvented fangopangohana citizen (a) vahoaka city (a) tanana, tanambe civet jaboady, telofory, alazy civil rights zo civil servant mpanao fanjakana civil servant (a) mpiasam-panjakana civil war tafika ifotony, ady an-trano civilian akanjo borizano civilian (a) borizano claim (a) fari-bava clamor mitabataba clamorous mitabataba clamour fintsam-bava, tabataba clan fokom-pirenena, firazanana clan (a) firenena clang mikarantsana clap the hands (to) mitehaka clapper kiborin-dakolosy clapping (a) tehaka clapping board (a) lakato clasp (to) mamihina class ampolokeliny class (a) kilasy classes (lower) vodiahitrarivo claw (a) hoho claw (to) mihaotra clawing (a) haotra clay feta, tanimanga, tany dilatra clay (working of) tefy clean madio clean (to) manadio cleaned voafotsy, diovina cleaned (to be) ozana cleanliness fahadiovana, hadiovana, dio cleanse (to) mandio, manadio cleanse oneself (to) midio cleansed voafafa, voadio, diovina cleansing fanadiovana clear hentitra, baribary, mihalontralona, manganohano, mazava, madio clear (to be made) abaribary clear (to make) manazava clear (to) mifafa, manafaka clear away (to) mifaoka, mamafa clear off (to) manaisotra clear up (to) misava clear with a spade (to) misoroka cleared fafani-mondry, forom-pototra, savana, sorohina, voafafa, voava cleared off fafam-bolontondro cleared off (to be) fafana clear-headed avanavana clearing (act of) sava clear-minded mazava saina clearness (a) zava cleaver (a) famaky, antsibe clemency famindram-po clemency (a) indrafo clenched avonkina clergyman mpitandrina clever fefika, hendrihendry, ngalifantsy, konjo, kinga, aka, mahay, maranitra, avanavana, adalalahy clever (to make to be) mampahay clever man antsantsalahy, kalazalahy clever man (a) famantsilahy cleverness (a) fahaizana, fahakingana, hakingana click (a) pika climate (the) toetr' andro climb fiakarana climb (to) mianika climb up (to) mananika climbed anihina, voanika climbed up tafanika cling (to) mifihitra clinking sound (to make a) mikitrankitrana clip (to) mamangitra clip off (to) midifika clippings haratsaka cliquishness fitsitokotokoana cloaca faratsinaibe cloak kapaoty, kapoty clock (a) famantaranandro clod bonga, ombelahintany clod of earth bainga cloddy be bonga, bongabonga clogged voatangozana close farany, ety, kitroka, eka, mibolobolo, ampotomoty close (not) mahalana close (to be) milalo close (to) mihirina, mandrindrina close a book (to) manakombona close adoor (to) manakatona close at hand antomotra close of an oration (a) fara lahatra close the eyes of the dead (to) manirina close the lips (to) manakombona close together (to) mikombona close watch harom-pito sosona closed hidiana, bahanana, badana, bada, pihina, apika, akombona, mifeny, mikatona, voafahitra, voahirina, voabada, arindrina closed ([eyes] to be) akimpy closed (to be) akatona closeness lobolobo closeness (une) bolobolo closure (a) hidy cloth jiafotsy, gongoro, kitamby, sikina cloth (a) lamba cloth (kind of coloured) anadonaka clothe (to) manafy clothed voafono clothes (to change) miova fitafiana clothes-brush borosin-akanjo clothing fitafiana, tafy, akanjo clothing (a) lamba cloud (a) rahona cloudy mandrahona, maloka cloudy (to be) manjombona, mandrahona clove jorofo, jirofo clownish badrahodra, votsa, votsavotsa, dararaka club (a) kibay, langilangy club at cards elatra, lalitra clumsiness vozavoza, draho clumsy bontolo, basitongotra, badrahodra, tavozavoza, midrahodraho, votsa, votsavotsa, voretra, dondrona clumsy fingered mitavozavoza cluster salohy, sampaho clutch hehitra clutch (to) mamihina, mamenjafenja clutched fihirina, voafihina clutching (a) fihina coal arintany coal (glowing) vainafo coarse batritra coastal dweller (a) tanindrana, tantsiraka, tambany coastal regions indran-tany coastal regions (in the) anindrana, antsiraka, amorontsiraka coat (a) palitao coat (to) mandalotra coat of arms saritigetra, mari-piandrianana coating (a) ankosotra, lalotra coax (to) manambitamby, mandatsaka coaxed kolikolena coaxed (to be) tambatambazana coaxing fandria-malemy lafika, tambitamby, kolikoly coaxing (act of) fanambatambazana cob taolan-katsaka cocked voatrana cockroach kalalao cockroach (a) kalabe cocoa dafo coconut (a) voanio coconut tree (a) voanio cocoon akorany coequal vaoharo coffee kafitera, kafe coffin kofìna cogitate (to) mieritreritra cogitated voaeritra, voaeritreritra cognition (a) eritreritra cohere (to) mipetaka coin vola madinika coin (a five franc) malamakely coincide (to) mandia coincident mandia aloka coinciding mandia aloka cold fanala, firina, nintsy, antara, mangatsiaka, manara, mamanala, mamirifiry cold (a) sery cold (ill with a) mararin' ny sery cold (the) hatsiaka cold in the head (afflicted with a) serena cold water added to hot (used of) atampoka coldish firifirina, nanaranara coldness firifiry, firy, nara coldness (the) hatsiaka collar (a) vozon' akanjo collar-bone taolampanavy collect (to) mananty, mandanona, mamory collect others (to) manaika collect small pieces of meat (to) manombika collect together (to) mamongobongo collected bongobongoina, tantazana, alanona, voafarana, voangona, voaombika, vory collected (to be) ehina, harina, angonina, vorina collecting fanantazana collection (a) firaketana, rakitra collection money latsa-drakitra college (a) kolejy collide with (to) midona Colombian kolombianina colon teboka roa colonel kolonely colonist (a) voanjo colonize (to begin to) mamahatra colonize (to) manjanatany, mamoanjo colony zanatany colony in progress of settlement (a) vahatra color (a) loko, volo color (of mixed) sada color (to) mandrangy, mandoko colored lokoana, mitentina, miloko colossal goaibe, goay colour (different in) hafa volo coloured voarangy comb fihogo, fitraboka comb (to) manogo, mandraotra comb one's hair (to) mihogo combat (a) ady combed hogoina, miraotra, voaraotra combing raotra come (to) avy come down (to) midina come here in a place not in sight (to) mankaty come here in a visible place close by (to) manketo come here in a visible place quite near (to) manketỳ come in! mandrosoa come to mitambelona come to (to) mihatra, miharitra come together tafahaona come together (to) androhina comely tsara bika comfort fiononana comfort (to) mampionona comfortable circumstances (to be in) miadana comforted ononina, mionona, ampiononina comforting (act of) fampiononana comma (a) faingo command (a) baiko, didy command (to) mibaiko, manina, mandidy commanded baikoina, inaina, voabaiko, voaina, voadidy, didiana commence mamotsibotsy commence (to) manandrana, miandoha commenced faritam-body, andramana, voandrana commended voadera commerce (a) varotra, ranto commerce (to engage in) mandranto commiserate (to) mamindra fo commission raha ampaitra commissioner (a) fanilo committee (a) kômity common bozaka aman' ahitra common people tsihy be lambana common people (the) ahitra, valalabemandry commotion mihotakotaka, mikoropaka commotion (to be in) mikorapadrapaka communion kominio communism kominisma, komonisma community fokonolona community (a) fiombonana Comorian ajojo, kaomorianina, marovanjo compact balangony, badobadony, eka companion (a) namana, longo, sakaiza company fahitr' olona, kompania company (a) toko compare (to) manohatra, mampitaha compare oneself (to) mitaha compared ampitahaina, ampitovina compared (to be) oharina, mitaha comparison (a) fanoharana, ohatra, taha compass famantaranavaratra compass (a) tondro avaratra compassion antra compassion (a) fiantrana, indrafo compassion (to be the object of) iantrana compassionate antra, miantra compassionate (to) mamindra fo compel (to) mangeka, manery, mamozona compelled tery vozona, voageka compensate (to) manonitra compensation onitra compensation (a) taha competency (a) fahaizana competent mahay, omby competent (to make to be) mampahay competing mifaninana competition (a) fifaninanana complain (to) migagagaga, mitaraina, mikonaina, mimonomonona complaint fitarainana, toloko, kaonkaona complaints (to be full of) miangotingoty complete feno, ngarangidina, voafeno complete (to) mahavita, manefa, manatontosa, mameno, mamita, mamara completed fongotra, efa, antitra, tanterahina, tanteraka, vitaina, vita completion fahafenoana, fahatontosana, fahavitana completion (bring to) mahavanona complicate (to) manolana complicate matters (to) mampifanosontsosona composure fiadana composure (a) fiadanana compound (a) fantana, faon-tanana compound (to) mamaho comprehend (to) mahazo compress (to) mangia, managia compressed giazana, mafintina compromise elanelam-panahy compted voaisa comrade drako comrade (a) namana comrades (to be) miara-misalahy comradeship (a) fihavanana con ny lafitsarany sy ny lafiratsiny concave pepo, kaoka, lempona concavity (a) lempona conceal (to) manafina, manakona, manarona conceal oneself (to) miery concealed afenina, an-kobohobo, miafina, ambadika, voafina, voatakona concealed (to be) takonana, mitakona concealment (a) afina, bolidy concealment (in) ankaromiafina conceit efokefoka, efoka, bohibohy conceited mieboebo concern fiahiahiana, kanonkanona concerned manahy concerned about (to be) ahina concerning mantsy concert konseritra concil (a) kaonsily conclave (a) konklavy conclude (to) mamarana conclusion farany concourse anjaika concubine vaditsindrano concubine (a) vady an' efitra, vady an-tsiraka concurrent mandia aloka concussion dalaboboka condemn (to) manameloka condemnation (a) heloka condemned voaheloka condemned (to be) helohina condiments ranom-batsy condition (a) farafara, toetra condom (a) fimailo conduct (a childish) haban-jaza conduct (a personal) fitondra-tena conduct (a) fitondrantena conduct (to) manina conduct one's self properly (unable to) tsy ampy fanahy conducted voatitra confection godra confess (to) mibaboka, manaiky, mikonfesy, miaiky, mamokatra confess sins (to) miaiky heloka confession fibebahana, fiaikena, bebaka confession (a) konfesy confession (to go to) mikonfesy confine mamato-bava confined fenena, afato-bava, gehina, gaihina, tafafatratra, mifahy, migaika, mihiboka, voafahy, voafatotra confinement (a) fato-bava confirm (to) mankafonitra confirmed voafarana confiscated hosena, lanina confiscating fangoronana conflict (a) fifanoherana confluence vinany confound (to) manadala, mampangaihay confounded ankona, kepoka, mihaihay, vaky barara, very hevitra confounded (to be) mangaihay, miatatra confuse (to) manakorokoro, manasaritaka, manorokoro, mamotofoto confused fotofotoina, haingihaingy, korokoro, safotra, mifotofoto, mihaihay, miboadaboadaka, miraikiraiky confused (to be) asavorovoro, mangaihay confused expression badabada confused in speech boadaboadahina confusion fotofoto, baibay, boadaboada, savorovoro, mifanjevo, manakotaba, misavoritaka, rada, radarada confusion (a) haihay, saritaka confusion (to be in) mifanoto rahona confusion of speech boada congealed (to become) mandry congratulate (to) mibakazina, miarahaba congratulated bakazina congratulated (to be) arahabaina congratulations fiarahabana, arahaba congregate (to) miangona congregated tafangona, voangona congress (a) aika conical kitsoloha conjecture fanao fotsy, vinany conjecture (a) vinavina conjectured vinanina, vinavinaina conjugate (to) mitanisa conjugated tanisaina conjunction (a) mpampitohy conjuration fankatovana connected miompana, voaompana connected to atambatra conquer (to) mandresy conquer! mandrese conquered resena, resy conqueror (a) kalaza cons ny lafitsarany sy ny lafiratsiny consanguinity (a) atin-kavana conscience (the) fieretana, fieritreretana consciousness (to regain) mitambelona consecrate (to) manamasina consecrated atokana consecrated (rendered) voahasina consecration fitokanana consecration (a) fanokanana consecration (act of) fanosorana consent era consent (to) manaiky consider maka hevitra consider (to) mihevitra, mandanja, misaina consider highly (to) manambony considered lanjaina consolation fiononana console mitsapa alahelo console (to) manatrakatraka, mitsapa, mampionona consoled mionona consolidate (to) mankafonitra consonant (a) renifeo, renisoratra consonnant (a written) renifeo, renisoratra conspicuous baribary, mibaribary, mangaka, mirajaraja, mierinerina, miranjaranja, madera conspicuous (to be) miharitra conspicuous position halamanjana conspiracy (a) teti-dratsy conspire (to) mifoko constable polisy constantly lalandava, lavalalana consternation (to be in) mivarahontsana constipated mifarina, mitohana constrain (to) mangeja, mangaika constrained gehina, poretina, voageka constraint geka, ngovo construct (to) mandrafitra constructed arafitra construction fandrafetana, rafitra consult privately (to) mioko consultation (mutual) tetika consume (to) mandany, mandevona, mamongana, mamongotra consumed fongo-body, fonganana, fongana, fonganina, forehitra, forona, lanina, lany, lany ritra, levona, levonina, ringana consumed (to be) hanina consumption (a) fandaniana consumptive homaranantsody, tratraina contact ankolafiny, voaika contact with other people fifampikasohana contagious mifindra contemporaneous indray mihira contemporary zaza indray mihira contemptuous (to be) miadonadona contemptuousness adonadona contend (to) mifanditra, mifaka, miady contending voarafitra content finaritra contention ady antsanga contention (a) rafitrady, ady contes (a)t ady contest fifandirana, mifaninana contest (a) fifaninanana contest (to) mifanditra contested (to be) adivina contiguous (to be) mifanila, manolotra, miolotra continent tanibe, kôntinanta continent (to be) mahafady continually tsy an-kijanona, lalandava, lavanty continuance aritra continue (to) mijajirika continuously tsy an-kijanona contour bika contract (a) fanekena contract (to) mifintina, mamonkina, mamintina, mivonkina contracted afintina, fintinina, mifihina, voafintina, avonkina contrariety (a) boadiboadika contribute (to) mandrotsaka contrite (to be) mibebaka contrition fibebahana, fanenenana control fifehezana, fehy control (a) fetra control (to) mifehy controlled voafehy contumacious bohihy, baibo, manao ditra contumacy (a) ditra convalescent manaritra convenient manavanana conventicle dy convention (a) dina conversation bolana, tafasiry, zaika, korana, mikorana, dinika conversation (a) tafa, resaka converse (to) mitafasiry, mitafa, midinika conversed about (to be) tafaina, tafasirina convex abohitra, mibohitra, vohom-pafana convex (to be) mivohon-tsotro, mievotra convey (to) manatitra conveyed voatitra conveyed (to be) aterina convict (a) gadralava convinced miaiky volana, resy lahatra cook mpahandro cook (to) mahandro, mitanika cook till done (to) manamasaka cook until well done (to) mahamasaka cooked handroina, tenehina, lozotra, masaka, ritina cooked food nahandro cooking handro, nahandro cooking (to be sufficient for) mahamasaka cool cool by adding cold water (to) manatampoka cooled fondranana cooling one's heels mitsatoka ohatra ny labozia coordinating conjunction (a) mpampitohy copied (to be) adika copper varahina copper wire (a) tady varahina copy fandikana, mangala-tahaka copy (a) kopia Coquerel dwarf lemur tsiba Coquerel's dwarf lemur tilitilivaha, siba, setohy coquina clam (a) tekateka coral akoran-dranomasina, akora coral haran-dranomasina cord fandrotra, fatorana, famolaina, rohy core of a boil akalam-bay cork atsentsina cork (to) manampina corked tampenana, tampina, mitampina cork-screw fanalan-tsentsina cormorant famefaganty, ramangavia corn tsako corn (Indian) katsaka corn (a) kitro cornea fitaratry ny maso corner (a) zoro corner of the house (the south-est) zoron' akoho cornerstone vato fehizoro cornerstone (a) fehizoro corporal kaporaly corporation kompania corps fahitr' olona corpse fompotra olona corpse (a) faty corpulence hatavezana corpulent petsa, miborataka, matanjaka correct mahitsy correct (to) mankafay, mamay corrected voahajary correction fanamarinana correspond (to) mandia, miady corridor (a) lalantsara corrugation fintina corruption fahalovana corset fitizy coruscation helatra cost (a) masonkarena costly afero, sarotra cotton hasy, landihazo cotton (fluffed out) vohavoha cough (a strong) koha-dambo cough (a) kohaka cough (to) mikohaka counsel together (to) midinika count (to) manisa counting fisa counting (act of) fanisana counting (game involving) tanisa country antonda, ambanivolo country (a) tany, saha country (the) ambanivohitra country people ambanivohitra countryman (a) tantsaha courage herim-po courageous sahy courageous (to make) mahasahy courageously herezina course (downward) tangidingidina course of water (the) valana court (a) rantsam-pitsarana court (to) mitari-bady tsy lasam-bodiondry court of law (a) fitsarana courtier tandapa cousins kibo tsy omby cover fonom-boky, lomboka, sarona cover (a chair) lamban-tseza cover (a) fonosana, fono, rakotra cover (to) manototra, manakona, manemitra, manomba, manarona, mandrakotra, mamofo, mambomba, mamono cover with dust mamovoka covered fonosina, tototra, temerana, lombohana, lombofana, saronana, milomboka, misarona, mirakotra, voafono, ranoray, rakofana, diboka covered (to be) ombana, mitototra covering bamba covering (a) firakotra covering (act of) fanakonana covet (to) mitsiriritra covetousness fitsiriritana covetousness (a) fieremana, hihitra cow (a) omby cow (introduced) omby rana coward fananga, kanosa, osa cowardice fahosana, hakanosana cowardly miborera cower down (to) miboretaka cowering aboretaka cowl lomboka cowpox nendran' omby crab fozagangina, fozahala, fozaony, fozandronono, fozan-driaka, fozakinga, fozakirikentsy, fozalalana, fozalefona, fozamaintina, gangina, antsavy, antsanjy, raka, rakaraka, drakaka crab (a) afoza, foza, ambiko crab without its shell fozamalemy crabby foizina crack (to) mivavavava cracked mivava crackle (to) mitefoka crackle when chewed (to) mikepoka crackling dedaka cracklings karatoa craft fangopangoka craftily (to act) mamangopangoka crafty fatsora, hendrihendry crammed fatra-tsaonjo, hipoka, abosesika, voafatratra cramped bozeka, savolaina, vizana, vizanina, vizaka cramponné (qui s'est) tafafihitra cravat (a) fehitenda crave (to) miangavy crave after (to) mihaoka, mihaokaoka craving haokaoka, haoka craw takorobabo crawl (to) mandady crayfish (a) orana, orambato crazy adala creak (to be made to) adilotra creak (to) migidrogidro, midilotra, midredridredry creaking gidro, dredridredry creaking (a) gidrogidro cream hero-dronono creases lalan-kaotra create (to) mahary, mamorona created foronina, miforona, voaforona, ary Creator mpahary credit voaka creep (to) mandady creeping (a) lady creole kiriolona crest vombona crest (a) sanga crested ibis akoholahinala crevice antsefatsefany cricket fanenoalina, kabanty, kabatita, kaniry cricket (a) angely cricket (female) banty cries mikiakiaka cries (piercing) kiakiaka cries of a crowd horaka cries of a crowd (the) horakoraka crime (a) heloka, heloka bevava criminal meloka criminality (a) fahadisoana, hadisoana criminate (to) manadidy cripple mahavoa kilema crippled kilemaina criticize (to) manakiana criticized kianina croak (to) migoraidraika crockery bakoly crocodile (a) mamba, voay crocodile (species of) gogo crooked afaingoka, baingobaingoina, abengobengo, bila, tailana, mifaingoka, mibengobengo, mibaingobaingo, mibilabila, meloka, mivilana, vilana crooked (to be made) abirioka crooked (to make) mibaraingo crooked in the joints bingo crooked in the knees bingo crooked legs tomboka bingo crooked-horned bila crookedly (to go) mibirioka crookedness bengo, baingobaingo, bilabila crookedness (a) heloka, birioka crop vary afara, varialoha crop grass (to) miraoka cropped boriana, bory, laingosana, mibory, raofina cross (a) vokovoko cross (the holy) lakroa cross (the) lakoroa cross (to form a) mivokovoko cross-bar barany crossbreed zafindraony crossed voadika, dika crossed (to be) itana, dikaina crossed by him/her/them (that which is to be) hitany crossed by him/her/them (to be) hitany cross-examine (to) maka am-bavany cross-eyed njola, manjola cross-grained fotenina crossing (a railroad) hitsadalamby crossing a river (act of) fitana crossing place (a) fitana crossroad sakeli-dalana crossroads sampanana, sampanan-dalana crosswise (something placed) sakana crotchet (a) mainty crouch (to) mamitsaka crouched down tafafitsaka crow goaika, goaky, voronkahaka crow (to) maneno crow-bar fanoto, fanoto vy crow-bar (a) fanoitra crowd andiany, manao andiany, iray dia crowd (to) mamozeka crowded hiboka, bozeka, abozeka, abosesika, mifanizina, mihizina, mibozeka, diboka, dibidiby crowded (to be) mifanitsaka crown (a) satroboninahitra crown of thorns songosongo crowned satrohana crucible memy cruel forovato, be fo, masiaka cruelty habibiana crumble (to) miveraberaka crumple mifentsahona crumple (to) mamozafoza crumpled fozafozaina, voafozafoza crunched kepohina crunching (a) karepoka crunching sound (a) kepoka crush (to) manaporitra, manamontsamontsana, manorotoro crushed torotoroina, torotoro, poritra, montsana crushed to pieces mongo crushing sound (a) karepoka crust koko cry fendrofendro, afatra, afatra, babababa, bodaboda, nananana, taraina, kaonkaona, mifia-dranomaso, mikiakiaka cry (he/she/they will) hitañy cry (to) mijoy, migagagaga, migogogogo, mibabababa, mitomany, milelalela, mivavavava cry aloud (to) midradradradra cry frantically (to) minananana cry of defiance (a) hiaka cry of victory (a) hiaka cry out (to) mahoraka, midradradradra cry out with pain (to) midredridredry crying joy, gagagaga, hentohento, dradradradra crying out gogogogo cubit (a) hakiho cuckcoo tolohovozake, tolohoranto, laivozake cuckoo fandikanala, kankafotra cuckoo (a) toloho cud (chewing the) dinika cudgel (a) kibay, langilangy cudgel (to) mandakotra, mandabodaboka, mandinadinaka cudgeled onjahina, latsahana, voadabodaboka, dinahina, dakofana, dakotra cudgeled (to be) dabodabohana cull (to) mifantina culled fantenana cultivated fotsy kotro cunning fangopangoka, fetsy, fatsaka, fatsora, feloka, hendrihendry, be hevitra, be saina, kapetsy cunning (a) feliky ny rambony, hafetsena, safeliky ny rambony cup kaopy cup (a) kapoaka, kopy cupboard lalimoara cupidity ngoaina curdled mivongana cured nanaranara curious mahaliana curl (to) mamonkina curl up (to) mikainkona curly oly curly brace (a) farango lava curly-haired oly volo curry-comb (a) borosilahy curse ozona curse (to) manozona, manasaha, manompa, miozona, mamotitra cursed ozonina, voafotitra cursing asaha curtain (a) lambam-baravarana curtains lambam-baravarana curvature bengo curvature (a) faingoka curve (a) faraingo curve (to) mamaingoka curved mifaingoka, mifaraingo, voafaingoka curved (to make) mibaraingo cushion (a) ondana custom fomban-tany, hejaka, hanky, lamody, sata, miova fenitra custom (a) fanao, fomba, fomban-drazana, haky, lily custom of the land satan-tany customs fitondran-drazana, fadintseranana, ladoany customs dues fadintseranana customs of the country didin-tany cut faterana, folonana, firaina, faranana, hentitra, hetezana, borisana, tapahina, tapaka, kapaina, laingosana, mahalaitra, mibory, voafandraka, voafatitra, voafira, voaboritra, voadidy, dimbana, didiana cut (a) didy cut (that with which something is) adidy cut (to have one's hair) mihety cut (to) mandidy, mamangitra cut a piece off (to) mandina cut across (to) manapaka, manivaka cut down (to be) jinjaina cut down (to) mijinja, mifira cut in a careless manner (to) mifirafira cut in a groove (to) mididy cut in half (to be) mitapaka cut off fongotra cut off (to) manapaka, mamolona cut off the end (to) mambory cut up voava cut up (to be) rasaina cut upon a board (to) mandandana cut with scissors (to) manety cut wood (to) mikapa cute mahafatifaty cutlass (a) antsiarara, antsifohy, antsifotsy cutt off the end (to) manoritra cutting (a) fandidiana, tetika, kapa, masomboly cutting (act of) fanapahana, tetika cuttings haratsaka cyclist (a) mpitaingina bisikilety cyst (a) voavary

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