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 The following are the chief prepositional phrases or compound prepositions made by prefixing a-, am-, an-, or i- to nouns:—
 * (a-)
 * Àfovòana (fò and vòa? or, fò reduplicated?), in the heart of, in the midst of.
 * Alòha (lòha), ahead, before.
 * Àörìana, behind.
 * Amòrona (mòrona), on the edge of, on the brink (or, margin) of.
 * Atsìmo, south of.
 * Àtsinànana (tsìnana?), east of.
 * Avàratra (vàratra?), north of.
 * (am-)
 * Ambàny (vàny?), beneath, below, under.
 * Ambòny (vòny?), above, upon.
 * Ambòdy (vòdy), at the rump (or, tail) of, at the bottom of.
 * Ambàdika (vàdika), on the other side of (i.e. as of a thing turned upside down).
 * Àmpovòany (fò and vòa? or, fò reduplicated?), in the middle of.
 * Ampìta (ìta), on the other side of, across (a river).
 * (an-)
 * Ànatrèhana (àtrika), in the presence of.
 * Anàty (àty), inside of, within, among.


 * Andàfy (làfy), || || rowspan="2"|on the other side of.
 * Andàny (làny), ||
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 * An-dòha (loha), on the head of, on, at the head of.
 * Andrèfana, west of.
 * An-dòha (loha), on the head of, on, at the head of.
 * Andrèfana, west of.