Dialects MakaleroSa'ane | Native speakers 100,000 (2010 census) ISO 639-3 mkz | |
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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 GuineaWest Trans–New GuineaEast TimorMakasae | ||
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.
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Makasae language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA