Kairui-Midiki is closely related to the Waima'a and Naueti languages. These four varieties' level of mutual intelligibility has led some to categorize them as dialects of a single language: Kawaimina.[2]
Kairui and Midiki were listed separately in the Timor-Leste 2010 Census, but are often considered dialects of a single language, in the literature named Kairui-Midiki.[3] Kairui is spoken in and around the village of that name in Manatuto, and Midiki is heard in of Lacluta, Liaruca and Venilale. In some districts the names Midiki and Kairui are used interchangeably. And some Midiki speakers near Ossu refer to their language as Osomoko.[2]
The language is noted for unusual phonological innovations compared to other Timoric languages, including vowel harmony, aspirated and glottalized consonants, and voiceless sonorants in their sound-systems.[2] A small number of other languages in the greater Timor region also attest voiceless sonorants, aspirated stops, and glottalized consonants. These languages are Waima'a, Naueti, Semau Helong, and Meto. In Midiki, as in Waima'a and Naueti, these consonants only occur at the juncture of a prosodic foot.[4]
^ abcdGeoffrey Hull (2004-08-24). "The Languages of East Timor". Macquarie University. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20.
^Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2023. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
^Culhane, Kirsten. 2022. The Phonology and Typological Position of Waima’a Consonants. Oceanic Linguistics 61(1). 528–559. https://doi.org/10.1353/ol.2022.0005.
kairui, midiki, language, kairui, midiki, also, known, simply, midiki, kairui, language, east, timor, spoken, people, 2015, primarily, venilale, administrative, post, baucau, parts, viqueque, municipality, suco, kairui, manatuto, municipality, kairui, midikire. Kairui Midiki also known simply as Midiki or Kairui is a language of East Timor spoken by 23 000 people in 2015 primarily in Venilale Administrative Post in Baucau parts of the Viqueque Municipality and suco Kairui Manatuto Municipality 1 Kairui MidikiRegionNortheast East TimorNative speakers18 600 14 600 Midiki and 4 000 Kairui 2015 census 1 Language familyAustronesian Malayo PolynesianCentral EasternTimoricKawaiminaKairui MidikiLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code krd class extiw title iso639 3 krd krd a Glottologkair1265ELPKairui MidikiKairui MidikiDistribution of MidikiDistribution of KairuiThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Unicode characters For an introductory guide on IPA symbols see Help IPA Kairui Midiki is closely related to the Waima a and Naueti languages These four varieties level of mutual intelligibility has led some to categorize them as dialects of a single language Kawaimina 2 Kairui and Midiki were listed separately in the Timor Leste 2010 Census but are often considered dialects of a single language in the literature named Kairui Midiki 3 Kairui is spoken in and around the village of that name in Manatuto and Midiki is heard in of Lacluta Liaruca and Venilale In some districts the names Midiki and Kairui are used interchangeably And some Midiki speakers near Ossu refer to their language as Osomoko 2 Contents 1 Phonology 2 Examples 3 References 4 External linksPhonology editThe language is noted for unusual phonological innovations compared to other Timoric languages including vowel harmony aspirated and glottalized consonants and voiceless sonorants in their sound systems 2 A small number of other languages in the greater Timor region also attest voiceless sonorants aspirated stops and glottalized consonants These languages are Waima a Naueti Semau Helong and Meto In Midiki as in Waima a and Naueti these consonants only occur at the juncture of a prosodic foot 4 Examples editNumerals 2 Numeral Tetun Kairui Midiki 1 ida se se 2 rua kirua kairuo 3 tolu kitele kaitelu 4 haat kihoo kaihaa 5 lima kiliim kailime 6 neen kinee kainee 7 hitu kihiti kaihitu 8 walu kikoho kaikaha 9 sia kisia kaisiwe 10 sanulu bose baseReferences edit a b Kairui Midiki at Ethnologue 25th ed 2022 nbsp a b c d Geoffrey Hull 2004 08 24 The Languages of East Timor Macquarie University Archived from the original on 2008 07 20 Eberhard David M Gary F Simons and Charles D Fennig eds 2023 Ethnologue Languages of the World Twenty sixth edition Dallas Texas SIL International Online version http www ethnologue com Culhane Kirsten 2022 The Phonology and Typological Position of Waima a Consonants Oceanic Linguistics 61 1 528 559 https doi org 10 1353 ol 2022 0005 External links edithttps www ethnologue com language krd nbsp This language related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kairui Midiki language amp oldid 1220525404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
