| Welaun | |
|---|---|
| Bekais, Wekais | |
| Native to | Indonesia,East Timor |
Native speakers | 2,000–5,575 (ca. 2006/2019)[1][2] |
Austronesian
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wlh |
| Glottolog | wela1235 |
 Distribution of Welaun (Bekais) in East Timor (West Timor not shown) | |
Welaun (also known asBekais orWekais) is anAustronesian language spoken on the border ofEast Timor andWest Timor (a part ofIndonesia). It is closely related toTetun.[3]
Welaun was documented by Hull (2003)[4] and Edwards (2019). Edwards (2019) estimates a speaker population of 5,575.[2] A dictionary of Welaun has been written by da Silva (2012).[5]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | t | k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d | |||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Approximant | l | w | |||
| Trill | r | ||||
It has five vowels:/ieaou/
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