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Entry

1  Betsileo

Elementary words

2 be, 3 tsy, 4 leo

Part of speech

5  name (ethnonym)

Explanations in Malagasy

6 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 [1.1]

Explanations in English

7 A tribe inhabiting the South-central parts of the island. [1.2]

Explanations in French

8 nom d'une population du centre sud de Madagascar (ville principale: Fianarantsoa) [1.5]

Examples

9  Andriamanalinarivo nanjaka tany betsileo. [2.113#93] 10  Tany betsileo avaratra koa, hono, nisy azy. [2.69#201]

Vocabulary

11  History: clans, tribes

Proverbs

12  Proverbs containing that word

Tables and plates

13  run="ethnicLists?eth=betsileo" label="dialect"/>Andriamanalinarivo nanjaka tany Betsileo.Tany Betsileo avaratra koa, hono, nisy azy.

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Updated on 2026/02/26