| 释义 |
- Phonology
- Vocabulary
- Numbers
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox language
| name = Uab Meto
| nativename = Uab Metô
| states = Indonesia, East Timor
| region = West Timor, Oecusse
| speakers = {{sigfig|772000|1}}
| date = 2009–2011
| ref = e18
| familycolor = Austronesian
| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian
| fam3 = Central–Eastern
| fam4 = Timor–Babar
| fam5 = West Timor
| fam6 = Atoni
| lc1 = aoz
| ld1 = Uab Meto
| lc2 = bkx
| ld2 = Baikeno
| glotto = uabm1237
| glottorefname = Uab Meto
}}Uab Meto or Dawan is an Austronesian language spoken by Atoni people of West Timor. The language has a variant spoken in the East Timorese exclave of Oecussi-Ambeno, called Baikenu. Baikenu uses words derived from Portuguese, for example, obrigadu for "thank you", instead of the Indonesian terima kasih.[1]A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.[2] Phonology Phonology of the Dawan language:[3] Consonant sounds | Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | | Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
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| voiced | b |
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| Nasal | m | n | |
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| Fricative | f | s | | h |
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| Lateral | l |
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Voiceless plosives [p t k] can have unreleased allophones [p̚ t̚ k̚] in word-finals. Vowel sounds| Front | Back | | High | {{IPA|i}} | {{IPA|u}} |
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| Mid | {{IPA|e}} | {{IPA|o}} |
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| ɛ | ɔ | | Low | {{IPA|a}} |
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Vocabulary Basic Uab Meto vocabulary| Uab Meto | English | | Pah (polite), Tua (polite), Hao (normal), He’ (informal), Ya (normal) | Yes | | Kaha’, Kahfa’ | No | | nek seun banit (in West Timor) | Thank you | | Obrigadu (in East Timor) | Thank you | | nek seunbanit namfau/´naek’, Terimakasih ‘nanaek (in West Timor) | Thank you very much | | Obrigadu namfau’ (in East Timor) | Thank you very much | | Sama-sama, leko, naleok | You are welcome | | Neu’ | Please | | Maaf, permisi, parmis | Excuse me | | Halo, Tabe | Hello | |
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| Tkoenok pa´(to say good bye to one who leaves) | Good bye | | Selamat tinggal (said to one staying) | Good bye | | Selamat Jalan (said to one leaving) | Good bye | |
NumbersNumbers| Uab Meto | English | | Nol, Luman | Zero | | Mese' | One | | Nua | Two | | Teun | Three | | Haa | Four | | Niim | Five | | Nee | Six | | Hiut | Seven | | Faun, Faon | Eight | | Sio | Nine | | Bo'-, Bo'es | Ten | | Bo'es-am-mese' | Eleven | | Bo'es-am-nua | Twelve | | Bo'es-am-teun | Thirteen | | Bo'es-am-haa | Fourteen | | Bo'es-am-niim | Fifteen | | Bo'es-am-nee | Sixteen | | Bo'es-am-hiut | Seventeen | | Bo'es-am-faun | Eighteen | | Bo'es-am-sio | Nineteen | | Bo'nua | Twenty | | Bo'nua-m-mese' | Twenty-one | | Bo'teun | Thirty | | Bo'haa | Forty | | Bo'niim | Fifty | | Bo'nee | Sixty | | Bo'hiut | Seventy | | Bo'faun | Eighty | | Bo'sio | Ninety | | Natun mese', Nautnes | One hundred | | Nifun mese', Niufnes | One thousand | | Juta mese', Juta es, Juutes | One million | |
See also{{portal|Indonesia}}- Languages of Indonesia
- Languages of East Timor
References1. ^Dawan (Uab Meto)
2. ^Uab Meto Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
3. ^{{Cite book|title=Tata bahasa Dawan|publisher=Tarno, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa|year=1992|isbn=|location=|pages=}}
External links{{incubator|code=aoz}}- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718235754/http://www.geocities.com/jeanmanhitu/Uab_Meto.html Uab Meto Site]
- Uab Meto Resources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727133227/http://ntt-academia.org/files/Dawan-English-Bahasa-Manhitu01.pdf Indonesian – English – Uab Meto Dictionary]
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