| | north  |
| mahiabeala | northern sportive lemur ~ northern sportive lemur, northern weasel lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis) |
| mahiabeala | northern weasel lemur ~ northern sportive lemur, northern weasel lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis) |
| mianavaratra | north (to go to the) |
| mianavaratra | northwards (to go) |
| andafiavaratra | north (across on the other side to the) ~ across on the other side to the north; so also with the other cardinal points: andafiatsimo, andafiandrefana, andafiatsinanana |
| no ho mianavaratra | northward ~ northwards |
| anavaratina | northwards (to be moved) ~ to be moved northwards. |
| Tavaratra | north (people from the) ~ the north people |
| Tavaratra | northerner (a) ~ the north people |
| Tavaratra | northerners ~ the north people |
| avaratra | north (the) |