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.[1]
A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.[2]
[edit] Vocabulary
Basic Uab Meto vocabulary
| Uab Meto |
English |
| Pah (polite), Tua (polite), Hao (normal), He’ (informal), Ya (normal) |
Yes |
| Kaha’, Kahfa’ |
No |
| Terima kasih (in West Timor) |
Thank you |
| Obrigadu (in East Timor) |
Thank you |
| Terima kasih namfau’, 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 (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 |
[edit] Numbers
Numbers
| Uab Meto |
English |
| Nol, Luman |
Zero |
| Mese’ |
One |
| Nua’ |
Two |
| Teun |
Three |
| Ha’ |
Four |
| Nim |
Five |
| Ne’ |
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-ha’ |
Fourteen |
| Bo'es-am-nim |
Fifteen |
| Bo'es-am-ne’ |
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’nim |
Forty |
| Bo’nim |
Fifty |
| Bo’ne’ |
Sixty |
| Bo’hiut |
Seventy |
| Bo’faun |
Eighty |
| Bo’sio’ |
Ninety |
| Natun mese’, Nautnes |
One hundred |
| Nifun mese’, Niufnes |
One thousand |
| Juta mese’, Juta es, Jutes |
One million |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Dawan (Uab Meto)
- ^ Uab Meto Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
[edit] External links
