Makasae language

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Makasae
Native to
Trans–New Guinea
 ?
  • Eastern Timor
    • Makasae
Dialects
  • Sa'ane
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3mkz
Glottologmaka1316
Distribution of Makasae mother-tongue speakers in East Timor
Distribution of Makalero

Distribution of Sa'ane
Coordinates: 8°39′S 126°30′E / 8.650°S 126.500°E / -8.650; 126.500

Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai) is a

Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku. It is the most widely spoken Papuan language west of New Guinea
.

Phonology

The data in this section are from Huber (2017).[2]

Consonants

Native consonant phonemes are shown in the chart below for the Ossu dialect. Borrowed consonants are enclosed in parentheses.

Consonant phonemes
  Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Plosive
  b t d k g ʔ  
Fricative
f   s       h  
Nasal   m   n        
Lateral       l        
Trill       r        

Vowels

Monophthongs

Makasae has five vowel phonemes.

Monophthong phonemes
  Front Central Back
Close i (i:)   u (u:)
Mid e (e:)   o (o:)
Open   a (a:)  

References

  1. ^ Makasae at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Huber, Juliette (2017). "Makalero and Makasae". In Schapper, Antoinette (ed.). The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 2. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 267–351.

Further reading

  • Huber, Juliette (2008). First steps towards a grammar of Makasae: a language of East Timor. LINCOM
  • Correia, Aderito (2011). Describing Makasae: a trans-New Guinea language of East Timor (Ph.D. thesis). University of Western Sydney.
  • Fogaça, Jessé Silveira (2011). Fonética e fonologia da língua Makasae [Phonetics and phonology of the Makasae language] (Master's thesis) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília.
  • Fogaça, Jessé Silveira (2015). Aspectos gramaticais da língua makasae de timor-leste : fonologia, morfologia e sintaxe [Grammar aspects of the East Timorese Makasae language: phonology, morphology and syntax] (Doctor's thesis) (in Portuguese). University of Brasília. .

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