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originated in Barito, southeastern Kalimantan (Adelaar, 2006). Malagasy is related to a
number of languages spoken there: Maanyan, Witu Village, Paku, Samihim and Lawangan.
Adelaar (2006) noted that in the language of Malagasy there are a number of cognates
found in Malay, Javanese and the languages of South Sulawesi. Some examples are:

Malagasi Malay/Indonesian/Javanese/other language English

varatra barat west
varatraza baratdaya south west
tsimilotru timurlaut north east
ranto rantau shoreline
tanjona tanjung cape
fasika pasir sand
vatoharanana batukara ng coral reef
horita gurita octopus
fano penyu turtle
vuavitsi buah betis calf (muscle)
mulutra mulut mouth
hihi gigi teeth
tratra dada chest
tanana tangan hand
afi api fire
ala alas (hutan in Javanese) forest
rama rama (ayah) father

rahadyan raden prince
leha lekka (pergi, Sinjay, Bugis dialect) go
matua matua (tua, Makasar, Bugis) old
huta kota (mengunyah, Maanyan) town

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