Makalero dialect

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Native to East Timor ISO 639-3 mjb		Native speakers 6,000 (2004) Glottolog makl1245

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.

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

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

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