Uab Meto language
| Uab Meto | |
|---|---|
| Uab Metô | |
| Native to | Indonesia, East Timor |
| Region | West Timor, Oecusse |
Native speakers | 800,000 (2009–2011)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:aoz – Uab Metobkx – Baikeno |
| Glottolog | uabm1237[2] |
Uab Meto or Dawan 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]
Contents
1 Phonology
2 Vocabulary
3 Numbers
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Phonology
Phonology of the Dawan language:[5]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
voiced | b | ||||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Fricative | f | s | h | ||
Lateral | l | ||||
Voiceless plosives [p t k] can have unreleased allophones [p̚ t̚ k̚] in word-finals.
Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
High | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
| ɛ | ɔ | |
Low | a |
Vocabulary
| Uab Meto | English |
|---|---|
| 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 one who leaves) | Good bye |
| Selamat tinggal (said to one staying) | Good bye |
| Selamat Jalan (said to one leaving) | Good bye |
Numbers
| Uab Meto | English |
|---|---|
| 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
- Languages of Indonesia
- Languages of East Timor
References
^ Uab Meto at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Baikeno at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Uab Meto". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Dawan (Uab Meto)
^ Uab Meto Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
^ Tata bahasa Dawan. Tarno, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. 1992.
External links
Uab Meto language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
- Uab Meto Site
- Uab Meto Resources
- Indonesian – English – Uab Meto Dictionary
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