Hovan.

/ˈhəʊvə/

/ˈhʌvə/

Forms: Also Ovah.

Etymology: Malagasy.

a. A member of the dominant race of Madagascar; (also in restricted use) any one of the middle class, as distinct from the nobles and the slaves. Also collective.

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Hova1839

Merina1934

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 259/2 The Ovahs, who inhabit the elevated plains in the interior, are in height rather above the European standard.

1858 W. Ellis Three Visits Madagascar 461 In Madagascar itself different dialects exist. The spoken language of the Hovas..differs from that on the coasts.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 171/1 The Hòva, who occupy the central province of Imérina.

1887 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 435 Only a few months ago French politicians..called the Hovas barbarians.

1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. vii. 397 The Hovas and other tribes of Madagascar.

1972 A. Sillery Afr. (ed. 2) ii. 114 The most important native people, as well as the most numerous and advanced, are the Merina or Ambaniandro, commonly called Hova, whose homeland is Imerina on the plateau near Antananarivo.

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b. The language of this race.

Compounds

attributive.

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1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 172/2 The majority of Hòva houses are built of layers of the hard red clay of the country.

1915 J. Sibree Naturalist in Madagascar xxii. 299 Their [sc. Sàkalàva] language presents a good deal of difference from the Hova form of Malagasy, both in vocabulary and in pronounciation, yet the groundwork and the grammar is essentially the same.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	hova
释义	Hovan. /ˈhəʊvə//ˈhʌvə/ Forms: Also Ovah. Etymology: Malagasy. a. A member of the dominant race of Madagascar; (also in restricted use) any one of the middle class, as distinct from the nobles and the slaves. Also collective. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Madagascar > [noun] Hova1839 Merina1934 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 259/2 The Ovahs, who inhabit the elevated plains in the interior, are in height rather above the European standard. 1858 W. Ellis Three Visits Madagascar 461 In Madagascar itself different dialects exist. The spoken language of the Hovas..differs from that on the coasts. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 171/1 The Hòva, who occupy the central province of Imérina. 1887 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 435 Only a few months ago French politicians..called the Hovas barbarians. 1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. vii. 397 The Hovas and other tribes of Madagascar. 1972 A. Sillery Afr. (ed. 2) ii. 114 The most important native people, as well as the most numerous and advanced, are the Merina or Ambaniandro, commonly called Hova, whose homeland is Imerina on the plateau near Antananarivo. Thesaurus » b. The language of this race. Compounds attributive. ΚΠ 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 172/2 The majority of Hòva houses are built of layers of the hard red clay of the country. 1915 J. Sibree Naturalist in Madagascar xxii. 299 Their [sc. Sàkalàva] language presents a good deal of difference from the Hova form of Malagasy, both in vocabulary and in pronounciation, yet the groundwork and the grammar is essentially the same. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1839
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