Makasae-Makalero
Makasae-Makalero is a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in Timor-Leste.
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Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai) is a Papuan language spoken by about 100,000 people in the eastern part of East Timor, in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku. It is the most widely spoken Papuan language west of New Guinea.
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Words in Makasae-Makalero
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| father | boba | |
| child | mata | |
| woman | tufurae | |
| person | anu | |
| name | nai | |
| eye | nana | |
| ear | wali | |
| tooth | wasi | |
| hand | tana | |
| head | da'e | |
| water | ira | |
| fire | ata | |
| sun | watu | |
| moon | uru | |
| night | gamu | |
| fish | afi | |
| bird | olo | |
| one | u | |
| five | lima | |
| hear | wali | |
| die | umu | |
| come | ma'u | |
| sleep | ta'e | |
| salt | gasi | |
| milk | amirae | |
| house | uma |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · maka1316 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mkz