1-Words without – ka, -tra, -na
a-Words reduplicated in the form of one word next to the other
Fomba : customs, tradition : fombafomba : manners, tradition and protocols,
Lanja: Mandanja: mandanjalanja : you discuss the pros and cons
Hafa : different, hafahafa : strange, weird
Foko: Mifoko (old verb) to cry: mifokofoko: to sob
Kenda: to have an obstruction in the neck; Kendakenda (old word): to speak with a hoarse voice
Vero: a flower; Mamerovero: to spread a good perfume like a flower
Ento: (it gives entona: smoke): Manentoento: to spread a good odour like a good food
Petsa: wet; Petsapetsa : to be an accomplice
Maso: eye: Masomaso : small holes in a sieve, for example.
Joroangle: mijoro: to stand up; Mijorojoro: to stand without purpose
Vetivety* rapidly (always in the reduplicated form)
b- Y = I : The final y becomes I
Teny: word; miteny: to speak; Miteniteny : to speak when silence is expected, to tell a secret, to judge someone,
Longy: la guigne: bad temper: Milongilongy* : to make a face
Mivikiviky* : to walk hurriedly
c--A falls: The final vowel falls: a , Malagasy words have CV formation:
Roa: two: Miroroa (saina) : to hesitate, (to be double-minded )
2-Words with -ka, -tra,- na
1- The finals -ka, -tra, - na FALL, for the first word
2- the usual change with the initial of the second word: The changes are v=>b, f=>p, l=> d, s=>ts, z=>j, r=>dr, h=>k; so on, put the prenasalization if necessary ( -n before d, dr, j, ts, g or k, or -m before p, b, …)
Tra:
varotra: mivarotra: Mivarobarotra : to sell triviality, to have a little market, Velatra: mamelatra:
mamelabelatra : to develop an idea, a theme
fantatra=mahafantatra: mahafantampatantra : to know a little
foritra: mamoritra: Mamoriporitra : to crash with the hand
sambotra: misambotra: misambotsambotra: to catch there and then
zatra=zajatra to be used to
rezatra: mirezatra (old verb): Mirezadrezatra: to boast
Ka:
Bitsika: Mibitsibitsika : to murmur
Kiaka= mikiaka: Mikiakiaka: to shout, to cry aloud
Na or n(a)
Minaona: Minaonaona: to wail
Tsinona: Tsinotsinona : nothing at all
Solona: misolona: Misolontsolona : to come without being invited
3-With the adjectives prefixed with ma= only the root is reduplicated
Malemy=malemilemy
Maloto=malotoloto
Marary= mararirary
