Dawan language
| Uab Meto | |
|---|---|
| Uab Metô | |
| Native to | Indonesia, East Timor |
| Region | West Timor, Oecusse |
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Native speakers
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800,000 (2009–2011) |
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Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: aoz – Uab Meto bkx – Baikeno |
| Glottolog | oecu1234 |
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.
A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.
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