Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai) is a Papuan language spoken by about 100,000 people in the eastern part of East Timor, in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku. It is the most widely spoken Papuan language west of New Guinea.
^Makasae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Huber, Juliette (2017). "Makalero and Makasae". In Schapper, Antoinette (ed.). The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 2. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 267–351.
Further readingedit
Huber, Juliette (2008). First steps towards a grammar of Makasae: a language of East Timor. LINCOM
Correia, Aderito (2011). Describing Makasae: a trans-New Guinea language of East Timor (Ph.D. thesis). University of Western Sydney.
Fogaça, Jessé Silveira (2011). Fonética e fonologia da língua Makasae [Phonetics and phonology of the Makasae language] (Master's thesis) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília.
Fogaça, Jessé Silveira (2015). Aspectos gramaticais da língua makasae de timor-leste : fonologia, morfologia e sintaxe [Grammar aspects of the East Timorese Makasae language: phonology, morphology and syntax] (Doctor's thesis) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília. doi:10.26512/2015.11.T.20168.
External linksedit
Makasai at The Language Archive
January 01, 1970
makasae, language, makasae, also, known, makassai, macassai, asae, makasai, papuan, language, spoken, about, people, eastern, part, east, timor, districts, baucau, viqueque, just, west, fataluku, most, widely, spoken, papuan, language, west, guinea, makasaenat. Makasae also known as Makassai Macassai Ma asae Makasai is a Papuan language spoken by about 100 000 people in the eastern part of East Timor in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque just to the west of Fataluku It is the most widely spoken Papuan language west of New Guinea MakasaeNative toEast TimorRegionTimor Island eastern end around Baucau and inland west of Fataluku from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain Native speakers102 000 2010 census 1 Language familyTrans New Guinea West Bomberai Timor Alor PantarEastern TimorMakasaeDialectsSa aneOfficial statusRecognised minoritylanguage inEast TimorLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code mkz class extiw title iso639 3 mkz mkz a Glottologmaka1316Distribution of Makasae mother tongue speakers in East TimorDistribution of MakaleroDistribution of Sa aneCoordinates 8 39 S 126 30 E 8 650 S 126 500 E 8 650 126 500 Contents 1 Phonology 1 1 Consonants 1 2 Vowels 1 2 1 Monophthongs 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksPhonology editThe data in this section are from Huber 2017 2 Consonants edit Native consonant phonemes are shown in the chart below for the Ossu dialect Borrowed consonants are enclosed in parentheses Consonant phonemes Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal Plosive b t d k g ʔ Fricative f s h Nasal m n Lateral l Trill r Vowels edit Monophthongs edit Makasae has five vowel phonemes Monophthong phonemes Front Central Back Close i i u u Mid e e o o Open a a References edit Makasae at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Huber Juliette 2017 Makalero and Makasae In Schapper Antoinette ed The Papuan Languages of Timor Alor and Pantar Volume 2 Walter de Gruyter pp 267 351 Further reading editHuber Juliette 2008 First steps towards a grammar of Makasae a language of East Timor LINCOM Correia Aderito 2011 Describing Makasae a trans New Guinea language of East Timor Ph D thesis University of Western Sydney Fogaca Jesse Silveira 2011 Fonetica e fonologia da lingua Makasae Phonetics and phonology of the Makasae language Master s thesis in Portuguese University of Brasilia Fogaca Jesse Silveira 2015 Aspectos gramaticais da lingua makasae de timor leste fonologia morfologia e sintaxe Grammar aspects of the East Timorese Makasae language phonology morphology and syntax Doctor s thesis in Portuguese University of Brasilia doi 10 26512 2015 11 T 20168 External links editMakasai at The Language Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Makasae language amp oldid 1177231778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
