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Makalero dialect

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Native to
  
East Timor

ISO 639-3
  
mjb

Native speakers
  
6,000 (2004)

Glottolog
  
makl1245

Makalero dialect

Region
  
Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.

Language family
  
Trans–New Guinea West Trans–New Guinea East Timor Makasae Makalero

Makalero or Maklere is a dialect of Makasae spoken by 6,000 people in East Timor.

Contents

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

    Makalero dialect Wikipedia
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