Makasae language

Makasae
Makasae
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	102,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea West Trans–New Guinea East Timor Makasae; ; ;
Dialects	Makalero; Sa'ane;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mkz
	Distribution of Makasae mother-tongue speakers in East Timor
	Distribution of Makalero; ; Distribution of Sa'ane

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.

Literature

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

References

^ Makasae at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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[e17-1] Makasae at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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