Uab Meto language
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Uab Meto | |
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Uab Metô | |
Native to | Indonesia, East Timor |
Region | West Timor, Oecusse |
Native speakers
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800,000 (2009–2011)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either: aoz – Uab Meto bkx – Baikeno |
Glottolog | oecu1234 [2] |
Uab Meto is an Austronesian language spoken by Atoni people of West Timor. The language has a variant spoken in the East Timorese exclave of Oecussi-Ambeno, called Baikenu. Baikenu uses words derived from Portuguese, for example, obrigadu for "thank you", instead of the Indonesian terima kasih.[3]
A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.[4]
Vocabulary
Uab Meto | English |
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Pah (polite), Tua (polite), Hao (normal), He’ (informal), Ya (normal) | Yes |
Kaha’, Kahfa’ | No |
nek seun banit (in West Timor) | Thank you |
Obrigadu (in East Timor) | Thank you |
nek seunbanit namfau/´naek’, Terimakasih ‘nanaek (in West Timor) | Thank you very much |
Obrigadu namfau’ (in East Timor) | Thank you very much |
Sama-sama, leko, naleok | You are welcome |
Neu’ | Please |
Maaf, permisi, parmis | Excuse me |
Halo, Tabe | Hello |
Tkoenok pa´(to say good bye to sb who leaves) | Good bye |
Selamat tinggal (said to sb staying) | Good bye |
Selamat Jalan (said to sb leaving) | Good bye |
Numbers
Uab Meto | English |
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Nol, Luman | Zero |
Mese' | One |
Nua | Two |
Teun | Three |
Haa | Four |
Niim | Five |
Nee | Six |
Hiut | Seven |
Faun, Faon | Eight |
Sio | Nine |
Bo'-, Bo'es | Ten |
Bo'es-am-mese' | Eleven |
Bo'es-am-nua | Twelve |
Bo'es-am-teun | Thirteen |
Bo'es-am-haa | Fourteen |
Bo'es-am-niim | Fifteen |
Bo'es-am-nee | Sixteen |
Bo'es-am-hiut | Seventeen |
Bo'es-am-faun | Eighteen |
Bo'es-am-sio | Nineteen |
Bo'nua | Twenty |
Bo'nua-m-mese' | Twenty-one |
Bo'teun | Thirty |
Bo'haa | Forty |
Bo'niim | Fifty |
Bo'nee | Sixty |
Bo'hiut | Seventy |
Bo'faun | Eighty |
Bo'sio | Ninety |
Natun mese', Nautnes | One hundred |
Nifun mese', Niufnes | One thousand |
Juta mese', Juta es, Juutes | One million |
See also
References
- ↑ Uab Meto at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Baikeno at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Dawan (Uab Meto)
- ↑ Uab Meto Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
External links
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Uab Meto language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
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