| | three  |
| tsitelotelo | three by three ~ three by three |
| hateloana | three days ~ [ha-, and telo, three.] three days. |
| iray fototra | three eggs ~ a nest of three eggs |
| fiteloana | three (division into) |
| fitelo | three (state of being divided into) |
| mahatelo | three (which adds up to) |
| mahatelo | three (which divides into) |
| mpitelo | three (that which is divided into) |
| mitelo | three (to divide into) ~ to divide into three |
| telo | three ~ three [Javanese talu, other Malay and Polynesian languages tello, tolu, and toro] |
| teloina | three (to be divided into) ~ to be divided into three |
| telovina | three (to be divided into) ~ to be divided into three |
| ampaka telo | three-fold ~ [telo, three.] Three-fold, three times. |
| telo heny | threefold (a) ~ a threefold |
| avo telo heny | threefold (a) ~ a threefold |
| ilasiray | threepence ~ [sy, and iray, one.] threepence ; lit. one half and one, ie. One half (of twopence) and one (twopence). Pronounced lasiray. |
| dikina | three times ~ three times, thrice^Provincial |
| intelo | three times ~ three times ~ three times (and so with other numerals) |
| Three Visits to Madagascar | |
| roatokom-bolana | three weeks ~ three weeks |