Tanala dialectTanala is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Tanala people in Madagascar.ClassificationTanala or Antagnala language belongs to the Austronesian language family and one of dialects of the subgroup Plateaux Malagasy.CharacteristicsThe Tañala dialect of the South , in its generality, presents some differences with the Tañala dialect of the North.Geographic distributionThe Tanala dialect is widely spoken in the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany. Following the administrative split, it is primarily spoken in the Ifanadiana District of the current Vatovavy region and in the Ikongo District of the current Fitovinany region. It is the primary dialect spoken in the cities of Ambohimanga Sud, Ifanadiana, Ikongo, and Ranomafana.