In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but provided for the convenience of the reader. Characters only mentioned in one section of the text, for instance, are not included for this reason. Andriamaharo: andriana of Antahasoa, Betafo. The “head of 100,” or local administrator of f anompoana, in Betafo in the mid-nineteenth century. He is also said to have been the owner of the local hail charm (“Leafy One,” or Ravololona), and founder of the Protestant church. It is he who is said to have had a famous conflict with Rainitamaina. Andriamasoandro: ancestor of the deme directly to Betafo’s west. They were descended from the royal lines of the old Imamo kingdom, and traditional rivals of the Andrianamboninolona of Betafo. Andriamboninolona: ancestor of the 5th grade of nobility in the old Merina kingdom , distant ancestor of the population of Betafo. Andrianambololona: legendary founder of Betafo in the eighteenth century. Of the noble ancestry of the Andrianamboninolona (q.v.) His tomb is in the middle of tampon-tanana, and his name “Lord Leafy One” is the same as the hail charm, Ravololona. Andrianampoinimerina: the ruler who unified the warring principalities of the northern highlands to create the Merina kingdom at the very end of the eighteenth century. Andriantonga: andriana of tampon-tanana, Betafo. Of Betafo’s most prominent family at the time, he became a local administrator under the French, and a notoriously demanding and abusive one. Andriantsihanika: ancestor of the “Zanak’Antitra,” perhaps the most famous ancestry in the region west of the capital. His descendants are scattered throughout the region but especially concentrated in Amboanana. He is said to have willingly given up andriana status to become a commoner. His tomb, between Antananarivo and Arivonimamo, is a major site of pilgrimage and his spirit is often invoked by Zanadrano. Armand: mainty of Andrianony and Arivonimamo, eldest son of Ranaivo the Bolt, and after his premature death the effective head of one of Andrianony’s more energetic and prosperous lineages. He attended college at Ankatso in the capital and was engaged in the banana business, as well as being active in a local Trotskyite political movement (the MFM). 397 Personal Names in Text Augustin: mainty, prominent political figure of Betafo (Andrianony), had been President Fokontany at the age of 32 (hence his nickname Ikoto Prez, or “Kid President”) with the ruling party AREMA. Managed most of the fields of absentee andriana, especially after his successful destruction of his principle rival Sely. Chantal: young woman from Arivonimamo, currently engaged in her year of “national service,” who became one of my effective research assistants. Claude: andriana of tampon-tanana Betafo. Husband of Miadana, son of Elizabeth. One of the few scions of the famous lines of tampon-tanana andriana to actually return to Betafo, having been forced to retire early from a civil service job owing to a series of stomach operations. Dada Leva: mainty of Kianja, a village not far from Betafo. An elderly astrologer, he is the favored curer from andriana suspicious of Ratsizafy, and Ratsizafy’s declared rival. Damien (a.k.a. Dami): andriana of tampon-tanana Betafo, eldest son of Miadana and Claude. Elizabeth: andriana of Antananarivo, mother of Claude. Of one of Betafo’s most prominent andriana families, she rarely visits Betafo itself. Haingo: andriana of Andrianony, Betafo. The eldest daughter of Miadana and Claude, she is married to Norbert’s son Soanaivo. Ingahibe. See Ratsizafy. Ingahirainy: mainty of Andrianony, Betafo, and perhaps the only person in Betafo who is universally conceded to be an elder; though he is also said to be shy and dislikes to play too much of a public role. Irina: andriana of Antanety, Betafo. Daughter of Ramanana, one of the more prominent in her suspicions of Ratsizafy. Jean-Marie: mainty of Andrianony, Betafo. Of the same lineage as Augustin, he is also a close friend and ally of their family. Juliette: mainty of Andrianony, Betafo. Wife of Norbert. Suspected of horrible things, especially by Miadana’s family. Lailoza: A legendary ancient ruler of Imamo, or according to others, merely the son of a ruler, who oppressed his subjects and was ultimately destroyed by his own father. Since his death he has become more benevolent and his tomb atop mount Ambohitrambo is still a place of pilgrimage and mediumship. Rainibe appears to be a medium of Lailoza. Some feel there is a connection between him and Betafo’s andriana. Manambe: the wealthiest man in the region around...

Share