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ahoana ~ how? What? Used in answering a call. Why? What is the cause of it? It is also an exclamation, as ahoana ary! Well then! It admits of the suffix pronouns and tenses: Ny faty aza ahoako (I care not for, or I trouble not myself about death; death has no fear for me!) ~ Ahoanao izany? (What is that to you?) ~ why? how?
maninona ~ what of it ? what happened ? what's the matter?
ndry ~ showing surprise or pain; what ? oh !
aiza no ~ by what means?

what?   
inona ~ what?

what ?   
ino ~ [Sakalava] quoi ?