| Uab Meto | |
|---|---|
| Uab Metô | |
| Native to | Indonesia,East Timor |
| Region | West Timor,Oecusse |
Native speakers | 800,000 (2009–2011)[1] |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:aoz – Uab Metobkx – Baikeno |
| Glottolog | uabm1237 |
| ELP | Uab Meto |
| Baikeno | |
 Map of the Meto language cluster according to Edwards (2020) | |
Uab Meto orDawan is anAustronesian languagecluster spoken by theAtoni people of theIndonesian region ofWest Timor, as well as theEast Timoresemunicipality ofOecussi-Ambeno.
In East Timor and otherPortuguese-speaking countries the language is often calledBaikenu (Portuguese:baiqueno), but more narrowly this term refers only to the variety spoken in East Timor, which is more influenced byPortuguese rather thanIndonesian (for example, usingobrigadu for 'thank you', instead of the Indonesianterima kasih).[2] In other languages it may also be erroneously referred to asWest Timorese (withTetum being "East Timorese") or even justTimorese, but these terms are misleading, as they ignore the linguistic diversity on both sides of the island.
Dawan has the following consonants and vowels:[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Lateral | l | ||||
Voiceless plosives[ptk] can have unreleased allophones[p̚t̚k̚] in word-final position. A phonemic/r/ can be heard in place of/l/ among dialects.[4]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| ɛ | ɔ | |
| Low | a | |
A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database,[5] with data provided byRobert Blust and from Edwards (2016).[6]
| Uab Meto | English |
|---|---|
| Pah (polite),Tua (polite),Hao (normal),He’ (informal),Ya (normal) | Yes |
| Kaha’,Kahfa’ | No |
| Nek seun banit (in West Timor) | Thank you |
| Obrigadu (in East Timor) | Thank you |
| Nek seunbanit namfau/´naek’,Terimakasih ‘nanaek (in West Timor) | Thank you very much |
| Obrigadu namfau’ (in East Timor) | Thank you very much |
| Sama-sama,leko,naleok | You are welcome |
| Neu’ | Please |
| Maaf,permisi,parmis | Excuse me |
| Halo,Tabe | Hello |
| Tkoenok tem pa´ | Welcome, please come in |
| Tkoenok pa´ (to say good bye to one who leaves) | Good bye |
| Selamat tinggal (said to one staying) | Good bye |
| Selamat Jalan (said to one leaving) | Good bye |
| Uab Meto | English |
|---|---|
| Nol,Luman | Zero |
| Mese' | One |
| Nua | Two |
| Teun | Three |
| Haa | Four |
| Niim | Five |
| Nee | Six |
| Hiut | Seven |
| Faun,Faon | Eight |
| Sio | Nine |
| Bo'-,Bo'es | Ten |
| Bo'es-am-mese' | Eleven |
| Bo'es-am-nua | Twelve |
| Bo'es-am-teun | Thirteen |
| Bo'es-am-haa | Fourteen |
| Bo'es-am-niim | Fifteen |
| Bo'es-am-nee | Sixteen |
| Bo'es-am-hiut | Seventeen |
| Bo'es-am-faun | Eighteen |
| Bo'es-am-sio | Nineteen |
| Bo'nua | Twenty |
| Bo'nua-m-mese' | Twenty-one |
| Bo'teun | Thirty |
| Bo'haa | Forty |
| Bo'niim | Fifty |
| Bo'nee | Sixty |
| Bo'hiut | Seventy |
| Bo'faun | Eighty |
| Bo'sio | Ninety |
| Natun mese',Nautnes | One hundred |
| Nifun mese',Niufnes | One thousand |
| Juta mese',Juta es,Juutes | One million |
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