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Talking about your family (Ny fianakaviana) in Malagasy

The Family	Ny fianakaviana
Mother	Reny
Father	Ray
Parents	Ray aman-dreny
Sister	1) Anabavy 2) Rahavavy
Brother	1) Anadahy 2) Rahalahy
Son	Zanaka Lahy
Daugther	Zanaka Vavy
Husband	Vady (lahy)
Wife	Vady (vavy)
Aunt	Nenitoa
Uncle	Dadatoa
Grandmother	Renibe
Grandfather	Raibe

How to talk about your family with examples in the plural case

My children	Ny zanako
His parents	Ny ray aman-dreniny
Your wives	Ny vadinao
The women here do not speak French	Ireo vehivavy ireo tsy miteny frantsay

How to talk about your family with examples in the singular case

My wife is farming	Miompy ny vadiko
Your husband speaks too much	Miresaka be ny vadinao
The uncle of the neighbour has a lot of girlfriends	Ny dadatoan’ny mpifanolo-bodirindrina dia manana sipa be dia be
Our daughter is cooking Foza sy hena-kisoa	Mahandro foza sy henan-kisoa ny zanatsika vavy

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