Makalero
Appearance
Makalero | |
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Native to | East Timor |
Region | Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain. |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2004)[citation needed] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mjb |
Glottolog | makl1245 |
Distribution of Makalero mother-tongue speakers in East Timor |
Makalero or Maklere is a dialect of Makasae spoken by 6,000 people in East Timor.
Numerals
- unu - One
- loloi - Two
- lolitu - Three
- Faata - Four
- lima - Five
- douhu - Six
- fitu - Seven
- afo - Eight
- siwa - Nine
- ruru-u - Ten
- ruu resi nu - Eleven
- ruu resi loloi -Twelve
- ruu resi lolitu - Thirteen
- ruu resi faata - Fourteen
- ruu resi lima - Fifteen
Literature
- Juliette Huber: A grammar of Makalero - A Papuan language of East Timor, LOT Utrecht 2011
References