Araka ny fikarohana, ny teny Malagasy dia ao anatin’ny fianakaviambem-pitenenana “malayo-polynesia”. Ny teny Ma’anyan (avy any Indonezia) no tena mifanakaiky indrindra amin’ny teny Malagasy. Ireto misy santionany vitsy atolotra anareo:
N |
MALAGASY |
MA’ANYAN |
N |
MALAGASY |
MA’ANYAN |
1 |
Tanana |
taŋan |
35 |
Vony |
wuŋe |
2 |
Havia |
kawiʔ |
36 |
tany |
taneʔ |
3 |
Havanana |
Kawan |
37 |
Vato |
watu |
4 |
lalana |
Lalan |
38 |
rano |
ranuʔ |
5 |
Avia |
hawiʔ |
39 |
lanitra |
laŋit |
6 |
Miolaka |
Melok |
40 |
rahona |
rakun |
7 |
Vovoka |
Ewun |
41 |
orana |
uran |
8 |
Hoditra |
Kudit |
42 |
rivotra |
riwut |
9 |
Taolana |
taʔulaŋ |
43 |
mavesatra |
maweʔat |
10 |
tsinay |
sanaʔi |
44 |
lavenona |
ewuŋ |
11 |
Aty |
Atey |
45 |
mainty |
maʔintem |
12 |
Ra |
iraʔ |
46 |
antitra |
matuʔeh |
13 |
Volo |
vulu |
47 |
vao |
baʔu |
14 |
orona |
uruŋ |
48 |
andro |
andraw |
15 |
miaina |
mi-hewuk |
49 |
taona |
taʔun |
16 |
molotra |
aru|wawaʔ |
50 |
ity |
iti |
17 |
lela |
lelaʔ |
51 |
iroa |
iruʔ |
18 |
(mand) rora |
i|rura |
52 |
Aho |
Aku |
19 |
homana |
Kuman |
53 |
inona |
inun |
20 |
mandry |
manreʔ |
54 |
isa |
isaʔ |
21 |
olona |
ulun |
55 |
roa |
rueh |
22 |
vehivavy |
wawey |
56 |
telo |
telo |
23 |
vady |
matuewawey |
57 |
lavo |
lawuʔ |
24 |
anarana |
ŋaran |
58 |
vorona |
wuruŋ |
25 |
Tady |
tadi |
59 |
volo |
wulu |
26 |
maty |
matey |
60 |
elatra |
elat |
27 |
velona |
belum |
61 |
manidina |
s-um-idiŋ |
Marihina fa misy teny tranainy tsy dia matetika fampiasa intsony kanefa mbola hampiasaina any ambanivohitra any. Ohatra: ny teny hoe meloka (ma’anyan “melok” milaza hoe “miolaka”) dia miasa amin’ny tranga sasany, ohatra “hazo meloka”. Ny “miaina” dia lasa hoe “mihewuk” amin’ny teny Ma’anyan. Isika koa anefa mampiasa ny hoe “mihevoka” (mihevoka kininim-potsy ohatra). Ny molotra dia lasa hoe “aru wawa”, fa misy koa ny teny Malay milaza hoe “mulut”. Maro rahateo ny teny Malay no mandrafitra ny tenintsika.