Welaun language
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)Austronesian language
| Welaun | |
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| Bekais, Wekais | |
| Native to | Indonesia, East Timor |
Native speakers | 2,000-5,575 (ca. 2006/2019)[1][2] |
Austronesian
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wlh |
| Glottolog | wela1235 |
 Distribution of Welaun (Bekais) in East Timor (West Timor not shown) | |
Welaun (also known as Bekais or Wekais) is an
Tetun.[3]
Previous studies
Welaun was documented by Hull (2003)[4] and Edwards (2019). Edwards (2019) estimates a speaker population of 5,575.[2] A dictionary of Welaun has been written by da Silva (2012).[5]
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
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| Nasal | m | n
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| Plosive | voiceless | t
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k | ʔ | |
| voiced | b | d
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| Fricative | f | s | h | ||
| Approximant | l
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w | |||
| Trill | r
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It has five vowels: /i e a o u/
References
- ^ Cunningham, Ingram, & Sumbuk, 2006. Language Diversity in the Pacific: Endangerment And Survival, p. 122
- ^ hdl:1887/79038
- ^ Hull, Geoffrey. 1998. "The basic lexical affinities of Timor's Austronesian languages: a preliminary investigation." Studies in Languages and Cultures of East Timor 1:97-202.
- Tetun Dili.)
- ^ da Silva, Eng. Guilherme ‘Puru-Berliku’. 2012. Disionáriu Wekais-Tetun. Dili: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura.
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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