Language: Malagasy

Affiliation: Austronesian, Barito
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As recipient language

Malagasy vocabulary contributed by Alexander Adelaar

The map shows Malagasy in red and the donor languages in blue.

List of donor languoids (languages and families) that contributed words to Malagasy
Donor Languoid Words borrowed into Malagasy
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Donor Languoid

These are the names of languages and families from which the recipient language borrowed words directly or indirectly.

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Number of direct loanwords

This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) directly from this donor languoid.

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Direct loanwords

These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

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Number of indirect loanwords

This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, from this donor languoid.

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Indirect loanwords

These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

Sanskrit 0 19 hàla, sàndry, àsa, varàhina, mitròsa, tròsa, mampiàsa, sìsa, sahàla, mamèla
Banjarese 4 kàmbana, làmbo, mànta, ma-làma 0
South Sulawesi 7 vàdy, mandèha, ivòho, atsìmo, malòto, andrìana, miàla 0
Malay 112 farìhy, rìana, horohorontàny, vàratra, rìvotra, fàsika, tànjona, tarànaka, valàla, sìfotra 0
Dutch 1 bàsy 0
English 30 gìsa, rabìtro, pòizina, kòpy, mìlina fitotòana, hàolo, harèza, karipèta, adisànina, bàolina 0
Javanese 5 nòsy, tàolana, mamàtotra, mòra, vazantàny 1 mòra
Portuguese 1 ampingahàratra 0
Greek 0 1 taratàsy
Persian 0 1 fìnga
Arabic 12 salàma, karàma, vahòaka be, alahàdy, alatsinàiny, talàta, alarobìa, alakamìsy, zomà, asabòtsy 2 mosikirìny, kafè
Comorian 7 ònja, akòho, jàko, nòfo, mòfo, akànjo, rajàko 0
French 94 kontinènta, saribào, samònta, kisòa, soavàly, ramolè, ganagàna, lìona, orsa, serfa 0
Malagasy 1 tilikàmbo 0
Bantu 18 òmby, òndry, ampòndra, lòlo, màmba, papàngo, kòngona, màso, kiràro, akòndro 0

As donor languoid

The map shows Malagasy in blue and the recipient languages that borrowed from it in red.

List of recipient languages that borrowed words from Malagasy
Recipient language Words borrowed from Malagasy
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Recipient language

These are the names of recipient languages that borrowed words directly or indirectly from this languoid.

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Number of direct loanwords

This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed directly to this recipient language.

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Direct loanwords

These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

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Number of indirect loanwords

This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, to this recipient language.

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Indirect loanwords

These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

Swahili 8 àvona, mpàka, pàka, soromala, Unidentifiable, vàry, akànzo, ngadawa, foroforo 0
Malagasy 1 tilikàmbo 0
Seychelles Creole 24 akalo, antac, hantac, hantacque, voan-emba, lámba, tapenaka, kambara, sbika, fangaoka, atakona, malangy 0