Anarana iombonana

himbare

  1. tena paradisa tokoa

  Fanononana

  Tsiahy

  1. 2004, Voices from four directions: contemporary translations of the Native Literatures of North America, edited by Brian Swann, page 387: In the word hímbare ‘heaven’ the consonants are pronounced as in English except that r is trilled as in Italian or Spanish. The first vowel (í) is pronounced like the i in pizza. The second vowel (a) is pronounced like the a in sofa. The third vowel () is pronounced like the é in café.