Malagasy words for nature



Malagasy-English/English-Malagasy: Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
by Janie Rasoloson

Amazon.com: Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar, has over 10 million speakers. This dictionary and phrasebook provides the traveller to this beautiful island with the means for basic communication, as well as an introduction to the country's culture. The compact guide includes a two-way bilingual dictionary with over 2,000 entries and a phrasebook containing all of the essential topics, from introductions and common phrases to accommodations, food and drink, weather and health, among many others.


Malagasy to English Dictionary: Words, phrases, translations: Introductions | Food | Accommodations | Travel | Communications | Shopping | Money | Health | Bureaucracy | Weather | Nature | Animals | Plants | Politics | Emergency | Time | Measures | Numbers

What is this? Inona ity?
I would like to see [X] Te-hahita [X] aho
It is a [X] [x] io
Is it poisonous? Misy poizina ve io?
Is it dangerous to touch? Mampidi-doza ve ny mikasika an'io?
Do you see that? Hitanao ve io?
Do you hear that? Henanao ve izany?
I would like to climb/hike it Te-hananika an'io aho
I would like to swim/walk Te-hilomano/handehandeha aho
air rivotra
animal biby
brook renirano kely
cloud rahona
cyclone rivo-doza
desert efitra
dust vovoka
earthquake horohoron-tany
fire afo
flower voninkazo
forest ala
full moon diavolana
hail avandra
hill havoana
field tanim-boly
meadow fahitra
moon volana
mud fotaka
ocean oseanina
palm tree palmie
palnts zava-maniry
river renirano
sand fasika
sky lanitra
smoke setroka
star kintana
storm tafio-drivotra
sun masoandro
sunrise fiposahan'ny masoandro
sunset fodian'ny masoandro
sunshine tana-masoandro
thunder kotro-baratra
tree hazo
valley lohasaha
view izay tazana
waterfall riana
wind rivotra


Malagasy-English/English-Malagasy: Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
by Janie Rasoloson

Amazon.com: Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar, has over 10 million speakers. This dictionary and phrasebook provides the traveller to this beautiful island with the means for basic communication, as well as an introduction to the country's culture. The compact guide includes a two-way bilingual dictionary with over 2,000 entries and a phrasebook containing all of the essential topics, from introductions and common phrases to accommodations, food and drink, weather and health, among many others.