Waima'a
[, другое название: Uai Ma'a, Waimaha, Waimoa]Классификация: Austronesian
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Классификация: Austronesian
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Uai Ma'a, Waimaha, Waimoa, Uaimo'a |
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Timor |
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Информация из: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
Makasai
It is under pressure from the neighbouring Papuan Timor-Alor-Pantar languages, especially Makasai.
No literacy in it.
Spoken inland from the northeastern coast of Timor Island, southwest of Baucau.
Информация из: “Dokumentation Bedrohter Sprachen (DoBeS)” . Dokumentation Bedrohter Sprachen
The Waima’a people are hemmed in by two much larger populations, namely the Makasae to the east, and the Galoli to the west. Speakers live in small hamlets which have populations of 50-100 people. As a relatively small cultural group, the Waima’a people have had a long history of interaction with speakers of other languages in the region (DoBeS)