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What is in a Language

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Akory Abe (Hello to all).   We have had the privilege of starting Tandroy dialect language lessons.   You might be asking yourselves; don’t you guys already speak Malagasy?   Well yes, we do speak Malagasy (attempt to anyways) but we don’t know Tandroy yet.   This leads to the question above.   What is in a language?   Well what we are seeing is a quicker reception to the Gospel, quicker entry into people’s hearts and families, instant respect, and so much more.   It is no secret that the Tandroy dialect is the hardest on the Island.   We have found that there are words that one should only use with adults and other words to use with children.   We must learn when to use what and hopefully not offend anyone.   With that said we are finding the Tandroy dialect to only be between 30 and 40 percent compatible with official Malagasy.   However, we are so glad we know official and are able to communicate with the majority of Malagasy people thanks to that language.   However, we know t