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| adalalahy | clever ~ A clever fellow; anything very strong, and astonishing. |
| fefika | clever ~ wise, clever, but small in stature |
| hendrihendry | clever ~ clever, expert, cunning, crafty; almost alike. |
| aka | clever ~ accustomed to, familiar with, clever, skillful. Not used as a simple adjective, but only in such phrases as, manao azy ho aka izy / he makes himself out to be clever |
| kinga | clever ~ clever, quick, shrewd |
| konjo | clever ~ clever and deceitful |
| mahay | clever ~ able, clever, competent. It governs the accusative, and it is joined to verbs in the same way as the English can, denoting ability to do a thing. ~ able, clever |
| mampahay | clever (to make to be) ~ to make to be clever, competent, or able to do anything. |
| maranitra | clever ~ sharp; very clever |
| ngalifantsy | clever ~ very clever |
| avanavana | clever ~ sharp, keen, clear-headed, skillful, clever, shrewd, quick. |
| famantsilahy | clever man (a) ~ a clever man hard to fool |
| kalazalahy | clever man ~ a champion, a very clever man |
| antsantsalahy | clever man ~ A man who is very tall, strong, robust, or clever |
| fahakingana | cleverness (a) ~ cleverness, quickness |
| fahaizana | cleverness (a) ~ cleverness, competency to do anything. Sometimes pronounced fahahaizana. |
| hakingana | cleverness (a) ~ cleverness, quickness |