Malagasy
Malagasy: Medical 3 – Instructions
| mandry / matory | to lie down to sleep | |
| matoritory | to lie down but not sleep. | |
| mitsilailay | to lie around | |
| mihohoka | to like face down | |
| mitsilany | to lay back / to lie on one’s back | |
| mivalampatra / miampatra |
to put your feet up | |
| mihorirana | to lie on one’s side | |
| mihohoka | to lie on one’s stomach | |
| manatsotra | to lie or lay out flat (transitive) | matsotra – |
| mitsotra | to lie stretched out | Mitsotra ny tongotra – to stretch out / take up space
mikombona ny tongotra – to fold up / take up less space (e.g., on taxi be) |
| mampandry | to make lie down | |
| miezana | to stretch | Tiako miezana. I like to stretch. |
Directions
| mipetraka | sit | |
| mipetrapetraka | sit and do nothing | |
| mitsangana mijoro |
stand | |
| mitsingitsingy | stand on one’s tiptoes | |
| miarina | to change position (e.g., to sit or stand up straight / stand upright, to roll over in bed) | |
| manindrona | inject (transitive) | |
| tsindrony tsindromy |
inject (passive) / injected | |
| mitellina | swallow | |
| atelina | swallow (passive) / swallowed | |
| mandoa | to throw up / vomit (verb) | also means “to pay” |
| loa | vomit (noun) | |
| aloa | to throw up (passive) | |
| maneno | make noise (pleasant) | |
| mitabataba | make noise (unpleasant) | |
| manao fotoana | make an appointment | |
