| Makuva | |
|---|---|
| Makuʼa, Lóvaia | |
| Native to | East Timor |
Native speakers | extinct since 1950s[1] to 56 (2010 census)[2] |
Austronesian
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lva |
| Glottolog | maku1277 |
| ELP | Maku'a |
 Distribution of ethnic Makuva in East Timor | |
Makuva, also known asMakuʼa orLóvaia,[3] is an apparently extinctAustronesian language spoken at the northeast tip ofEast Timor near the town ofTutuala.
Makuva has been heavily influenced by neighboringEast Timorese Papuan languages, to the extent that it was long thought to be a Papuan language. The ethnic population was 50 in 1981, but the younger generation usesFataluku as their first or second language.A 2003 report estimated that there were only five fluent speakers of the language.[4]
| Numbers in Makuva | |||
| Number | Makuva | ||
| 1 | itetlá | ||
| 2 | urua | ||
| 3 | okelo | ||
| 4 | oʼaka | ||
| 5 | olima | ||
| 6 | oneme | ||
| 7 | oíko | ||
| 8 | oava | ||
| 9 | osia | ||
| 10 | ideli | ||
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