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Kawaimina (a
syllabic abbreviation of the names) is a
cluster of four
languages and
dialects of East Timor: Kairui, Midiki, Waimaha, and Naueti, spoken...
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intelligibility has led some to
categorize them as
dialects of a
single language:
Kawaimina.
Kairui and
Midiki were
listed separately in the Timor-Leste 2010 Census...
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voiceless and
glottalized /m n l r s w/.
There is also
vowel harmony.
Kawaimina Waimoa at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Naueti, Midiki, Meto, Helong, etc...
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spoken on Timor. The
Australian linguist Geoffrey Hull
coined the
acronym Kawaimina to
refer to them as a
dialect continuum but it is
preferable to understand...
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indigenous languages, including: Bekais, Bunak, Galoli, Habun, Idalaka,
Kawaimina, Kemak, Lovaia, Makalero, Makasae, Mambai,
Tokodede and Wetarese. The...
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Lelenuk Rikou, Landu,
Oepao Lakalei–Idate: Lakalei,
Idate Eastern Timor (
Kawaimina): Kairui, Waimaha, Midiki,
Naueti Wetar–Atauro: Atauran, Galoli, Wetarese...
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languages Atauru Baikeno Bekais Bunak Fataluku Galoli Habun Idalaka Kawaimina Kemak Makalero Makasae Makuva Mambai Tokodede Working languages English...
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Timor *
Kemak Tukudede Mambai Bekais Wetar–Galoli ?
Wetar Galoli Atauran Kawaimina Kairui Waimoa Midiki Naueti ? Habun ? Luangic–Kisaric ?
Romang Kisar Leti...
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Timor *
Kemak Tukudede Mambai Bekais Wetar–Galoli ?
Wetar Galoli Atauran Kawaimina Kairui Waimoa Midiki Naueti ? Habun ? Luangic–Kisaric ?
Romang Kisar Leti...
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Timor *
Kemak Tukudede Mambai Bekais Wetar–Galoli ?
Wetar Galoli Atauran Kawaimina Kairui Waimoa Midiki Naueti ? Habun ? Luangic–Kisaric ?
Romang Kisar Leti...
