Makasae
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| Makalero, Makasae | ||
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| Spoken in | 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 / 8.65°S 126.5°E | |
| Total speakers | 70,000 (1989). Ethnic population: 70,000. | |
| Language family | Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | mkz | |
Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai, Makalero and Maklero) is a Papuan language spoken by about 70,000 people on the eastern part of East Timor, in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku. It is not closely related to Fataluku (or other languages), but is part of the same branch of the Trans–New Guinea phylum.
[edit] Numerals
- u - One
- loloi - Two
- lolitu - Three
- lolo'e - Four
- lima - Five
- douhisi - Six
- fitu - Seven
- afo - Eight
- siwa - Nine
- ruru-u - Ten
[edit] Sources
The Ethnologue page for Makasae
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