| | begin  |
| miandoha | begin (to) ~ to commence, to begin |
| manaloha | begin ~ to do or act first, to begin; to be ripe first, as of fruits. |
| fiandohana | beginning (a) ~ the source, the beginning |
| hatrizay hatrizay | beginning (from the) ~ from the beginning, through all time past |
| am-boalohany | beginning (at the) ~ at the beginning, to begin with |
| santatra | beginning ~ first fruits; the beginning |
| am-boalohany | begin with (to) ~ at the beginning, to begin with |
| mamari-body | begin work in rice-grounds ~ to begin to work in the rice-grounds. |