| Kairui-Midiki | |
|---|---|
| Region | NortheastEast Timor |
Native speakers | 18,600: 14,600 Midiki and 4,000 Kairui (2015 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | krd |
| Glottolog | kair1265 |
| ELP | |
 Distribution of Midiki | |
 Distribution of Kairui | |
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Kairui-Midiki (also known simply asMidiki orKairui, orHoso by its speakers) is a language ofEast Timor spoken by 18,600 people in 2015, primarily inVenilale Administrative Post in Baucau, parts of theViqueque Municipality, andsuco Kairui (Manatuto Municipality).[1]
Kairui-Midiki is closely related to theWaima'a andNaueti 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] According to some sources Kairui is spoken in and around the village of that name in Manatuto, and Midiki is heard in ofLacluta, Liaruca, Uai-Mori, and Venilale. However in some districts the names Midiki and Kairui are used interchangeably.
| 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 | bosé | basé |
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