Nauete
Nauete is an Austronesian language spoken in Timor-Leste. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Naueti (also written as Nauoti, Nauete and Nauweti but ultimately from Naueti nau eti 'now') is an Austronesian language spoken by 15,045 (census 2010) in the subdistricts of Uato-Lari, Uatucarbau and Baguia in southeastern East Timor. 1,062 Naueti are living in Baguia.
It is closely related to Waima'a, Kairui and Midiki, three other Austronesian languages spoken on Timor. The Australian linguist Geoffrey Hull coined the acronym Kawaimina to refer to them as a dialect continuum but it is preferable to understand them as separate languages. The Dutch linguist Aone Van Engelenhoven applies the label Eastern Extra-Ramelaic languages.
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Words in Nauete
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | mata* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | ra* | |
| bone | ruin* | |
| skin | kuli* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | atan* | |
| water | wai | |
| fire | daha* | |
| sun | laran* | |
| stone | watu* | |
| tree | ho7o* | |
| dog | dasu* | |
| louse | Xutu* | |
| one | se* | |
| two | rua* | |
| see | see* | |
| come | mai* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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