Kawaimina is a syllabic abbreviation used to refer to four similar dialects of East Timor, specifically Kairui, Waimaha, Midiki, and Naueti, spoken by one or two thousand speakers each. It is a name used by linguists discussing the languages, not the speakers themselves. The first three are spoken in adjacent areas in the western part of Baucau District, along the north coast. Naueti is used on the south coast of far western Lautém District, surrounded by speakers of Makasae.

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  • Kawaimina is a syllabic abbreviation used to refer to four similar dialects of East Timor, specifically Kairui, Waimaha, Midiki, and Naueti, spoken by one or two thousand speakers each. It is a name used by linguists discussing the languages, not the speakers themselves. The first three are spoken in adjacent areas in the western part of Baucau District, along the north coast. Naueti is used on the south coast of far western Lautém District, surrounded by speakers of Makasae. Some Midiki speakers near Ossu refer to their language as Osomoko. The Kawaimina languages are members of the Timor languages. While structurally the languages are Malayo-Polynesian, their vocabulary derives mostly from Papuan languages such as Makasae, particularly in Naueti. The languages are noted for both archaisms and unusual innovations, including vowel harmony and aspirated and post-glottalized consonants in their sound-systems.
  • Kawaimina ist eine gemeinsame Abkürzung für vier ähnliche Dialekte in Osttimor. Diese Abkürzung wird von Linguisten für die Sprachen verwendet, nicht für die Sprecher selbst. Die Dialekte sind Kairui, Waimaha, Midiki und Naueti.
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  • Kawaimina is a syllabic abbreviation used to refer to four similar dialects of East Timor, specifically Kairui, Waimaha, Midiki, and Naueti, spoken by one or two thousand speakers each. It is a name used by linguists discussing the languages, not the speakers themselves. The first three are spoken in adjacent areas in the western part of Baucau District, along the north coast. Naueti is used on the south coast of far western Lautém District, surrounded by speakers of Makasae.
  • Kawaimina ist eine gemeinsame Abkürzung für vier ähnliche Dialekte in Osttimor. Diese Abkürzung wird von Linguisten für die Sprachen verwendet, nicht für die Sprecher selbst. Die Dialekte sind Kairui, Waimaha, Midiki und Naueti.
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