Makasae language

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Makasae
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 / -8.65; 126.5
Native speakers 70,000  (1989)
Language family
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mkz
Languages on Timor island

Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai) 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 the most populous Papuan language in Timor and neighboring islands.

[edit] Literature

  • Juliette Huber: A grammar of Makalero - A Papuan language of East Timor, LOT Utrecht 2011


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