Antemanambondro

Antemanambondro is a dialect of Malagasy, which belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is classified within the Central-Eastern branch, under the Sahafatra–Antesaka group. == Geographical distribution ==

The dialect is spoken in the Atsimo-Atsinanana region, primarily from the commune of Manambondro up to Manantenina, which marks the beginning of the Tanosy dialect area. == Characteristics ==

Antemanambondro is a transitional Malagasy dialect bridging Antesaka and Tanosy. While essentially identical to Antesaka and likely a dialect of it, Antemanambondro features unique lexical items not found in Antesaka, such as fia for "fish" and ampela for "woman" (where Antesaka uses laokandrano or vily and viavy, respectively). == References ==