| | clever  |
| adalalahy | ~ A clever fellow; anything very strong, and astonishing. |
| fefika | ~ wise, clever, but small in stature |
| hendrihendry | ~ clever, expert, cunning, crafty; almost alike. |
| aka | ~ 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, quick, shrewd |
| konjo | ~ clever and deceitful |
| mahay | ~ 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 |
| maranitra | ~ sharp; very clever |
| ngalifantsy | ~ very clever |
| avanavana | ~ sharp, keen, clear-headed, skillful, clever, shrewd, quick. |
