# sifaka
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malagasy sifaka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪˈfɑːkə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

sifaka (plural sifakas)
* Any of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus.
** 2000, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, 2nd edition, Academic Press, page 62:Sifakas have single births, and infants ride first on their mother's front until they are about 3 months of age, then move to the mother's back, and they usually become totally independent at an age of about 6 months (Jolly 1996).
** 2008, Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Madagascar Wildlife, Bradt Travel Guides, page 53:Coquerel's sifaka (P. coquereli) is easily seen in the northwestern regions. Its chestnut-coloured arms and thighs, and piercing yellow eyes, make it particularly handsome. Like all sifakas, the young are born in June and July.
** 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 258:Sifakas can jump about ten metres (thirty-three feet) – a little further than the human long-jump world record – which is not bad given that they are less than two foot high.

#### Derived terms

* diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
* Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
* white sifaka (= Verreaux's sifaka)
* For more, see Sifaka § Classification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

< Malagasy sifaka (“sifaka”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsifɑkɑ/, [ˈs̠ifɑ̝kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ifɑkɑ
* Hyphenation: si‧fa‧ka

### Noun

sifaka
* (primates) sifaka (lemur of the genus Propithecus)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sifaka (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sifakani
sifakani
accusative
nom.
sifakani
sifakani
gen.
sifakani
genitive
sifakani
sifakoideni sifakoitteni sifakojeni sifakaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sifakaani
sifakoitani sifakojani
inessive
sifakassani
sifakoissani
elative
sifakastani
sifakoistani
illative
sifakaani
sifakoihini
adessive
sifakallani
sifakoillani
ablative
sifakaltani
sifakoiltani
allative
sifakalleni
sifakoilleni
essive
sifakanani
sifakoinani
translative
sifakakseni
sifakoikseni
abessive
sifakattani
sifakoittani
instructive
comitative
—sifakoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sifakasi
sifakasi
accusative
nom.
sifakasi
sifakasi
gen.
sifakasi
genitive
sifakasi
sifakoidesi sifakoittesi sifakojesi sifakaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sifakaasi
sifakoitasi sifakojasi
inessive
sifakassasi
sifakoissasi
elative
sifakastasi
sifakoistasi
illative
sifakaasi
sifakoihisi
adessive
sifakallasi
sifakoillasi
ablative
sifakaltasi
sifakoiltasi
allative
sifakallesi
sifakoillesi
essive
sifakanasi
sifakoinasi
translative
sifakaksesi
sifakoiksesi
abessive
sifakattasi
sifakoittasi
instructive
comitative
—sifakoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sifakamme
sifakamme
accusative
nom.
sifakamme
sifakamme
gen.
sifakamme
genitive
sifakamme
sifakoidemme sifakoittemme sifakojemme sifakaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sifakaamme
sifakoitamme sifakojamme
inessive
sifakassamme
sifakoissamme
elative
sifakastamme
sifakoistamme
illative
sifakaamme
sifakoihimme
adessive
sifakallamme
sifakoillamme
ablative
sifakaltamme
sifakoiltamme
allative
sifakallemme
sifakoillemme
essive
sifakanamme
sifakoinamme
translative
sifakaksemme
sifakoiksemme
abessive
sifakattamme
sifakoittamme
instructive
comitative
—sifakoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sifakanne
sifakanne
accusative
nom.
sifakanne
sifakanne
gen.
sifakanne
genitive
sifakanne
sifakoidenne sifakoittenne sifakojenne sifakainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sifakaanne
sifakoitanne sifakojanne
inessive
sifakassanne
sifakoissanne
elative
sifakastanne
sifakoistanne
illative
sifakaanne
sifakoihinne
adessive
sifakallanne
sifakoillanne
ablative
sifakaltanne
sifakoiltanne
allative
sifakallenne
sifakoillenne
essive
sifakananne
sifakoinanne
translative
sifakaksenne
sifakoiksenne
abessive
sifakattanne
sifakoittanne
instructive
comitative
—sifakoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sifakansa
sifakansa
accusative
nom.
sifakansa
sifakansa
gen.
sifakansa
genitive
sifakansa
sifakoidensa sifakoittensa sifakojensa sifakainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sifakaansa
sifakoitaan sifakojaan sifakoitansa sifakojansa
inessive
sifakassaan sifakassansa
sifakoissaan sifakoissansa
elative
sifakastaan sifakastansa
sifakoistaan sifakoistansa
illative
sifakaansa
sifakoihinsa
adessive
sifakallaan sifakallansa
sifakoillaan sifakoillansa
ablative
sifakaltaan sifakaltansa
sifakoiltaan sifakoiltansa
allative
sifakalleen sifakallensa
sifakoilleen sifakoillensa
essive
sifakanaan sifakanansa
sifakoinaan sifakoinansa
translative
sifakakseen sifakaksensa
sifakoikseen sifakoiksensa
abessive
sifakattaan sifakattansa
sifakoittaan sifakoittansa
instructive
comitative
—sifakoineen sifakoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* diadeemisifaka
* kultakruunusifaka
* kultatöyhtösifaka
* lakkisifaka

## Malagasy
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈsifakə̥]

### Noun

sifaka
* sifaka (Propithecus)

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: sifaca
* → English: sifaka
* → German: Sifaka