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ALSO KNOWN AS		Baikenu, Vaikenu, Vaikino, Biqueno, Ambeno, Ambenu, Uab Meto, Uab Pah Meto, Oecussi, Oe Cusi, Oekusi
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Timor
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bkx
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Tai Boko Uis Tasae Kais Metan
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
20,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Many monolinguals. Data for the number of native speakers comes from UKAW (2003).

PLACES: East Timor; West Timor

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

"Oekusi enclave separated from the rest of East Timor. Kais Metan in Pantai Makasar, Oesilu districts; Tai Boko in Nitib District. The 2 dialects comprise northern two-thirds of Ambeno; Uis Tasae in Pasab District, the southern third."

"Several thousand refugees in west Timor."

Baikeno

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,000

Discussion

						Glottolog														http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.																															-9.33, 124.26
			16		2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)				M. Paul Lewis		SIL International			Dallas, TX					http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		20,000			20,000		10000-99999	Many monolinguals. Data for the number of native speakers comes from UKAW (2003).												Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)								East Timor; West Timor	"Oekusi enclave separated from the rest of East Timor. Kais Metan in Pantai Makasar, Oesilu districts; Tai Boko in Nitib District. The 2 dialects comprise northern two-thirds of Ambeno; Uis Tasae in Pasab District, the southern third." "Several thousand refugees in west Timor."

Baikeno

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,000

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