Makalero dialect
| Makalero | |
|---|---|
| Native to | East Timor |
| Region | Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain. |
| Coordinates | 8°39′S 126°30′E / 8.650°S 126.500°E |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2004) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
mjb |
| Glottolog |
makl1245[1] |
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Distribution of Makalero mother-tongue speakers in East Timor | |
Makalero or Maklere is a dialect of Makasae spoken by 6,000 people in East Timor.
Numerals
- unu - One
- loloi - Two
- lolitu - Three
- faata - Four
- lima - Five
- douhu - Six
- fitu - Seven
- afo - Eight
- siwa - Nine
- ruru-u - Ten
- ruu resi nu - Eleven
- ruu resi loloi - Twelve
- ruu resi lolitu - Thirteen
- ruu resi faata - Fourteen
- ruu resi lima - Fifteen
Literature
- Juliette Huber: A grammar of Makalero - A Papuan language of East Timor, LOT Utrecht 2011
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Maklere". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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