Uab Meto language
| Uab Meto | |
|---|---|
| Uab Metô | |
| Native to | West Timor, Indonesia |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
Native speakers | (586,000 cited 1997) |
| Official status | |
Official language in | West Timor[citation needed] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aoz |
| ELP | Uab Meto |
Uab Meto 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]
Vocabulary
| Uab Meto | English |
|---|---|
| Pah (polite), Tua (polite), Hao (normal), He’ (informal), Ya (normal) | Yes |
| Kaha’, Kahfa’ | No |
| Terima kasih (in West Timor) | Thank you |
| Obrigadu (in East Timor) | Thank you |
| Terima kasih namfau’, 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 |
| Tkoenok (to say good bye to sb who leaves) | Good bye |
| Selamat tinggal (said to sb staying) | Good bye |
| Selamat Jalan (said to sb leaving) | Good bye |
Numbers
| Uab Meto | English |
|---|---|
| Nol, Luman | Zero |
| Mese’ | One |
| Nua’ | Two |
| Teun | Three |
| Ha’ | Four |
| Nim | Five |
| Ne’ | 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-ha’ | Fourteen |
| Bo'es-am-nim | Fifteen |
| Bo'es-am-ne’ | 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’nim | Forty |
| Bo’nim | Fifty |
| Bo’ne’ | Sixty |
| Bo’hiut | Seventy |
| Bo’faun | Eighty |
| Bo’sio’ | Ninety |
| Natun mese’, Nautnes | One hundred |
| Nifun mese’, Niufnes | One thousand |
| Juta mese’, Juta es, Jutes | One million |
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