Waimoa language
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Waimoa or WaimaTemplate:Hamzaa is a language spoken by about 27,000 Waimoa (2015 census)[1] people in northeast East Timor. Waimoa proper is reported to be mutually intelligible with neighboring Kairui and Midiki, which together have about 5,000 speakers.
The classification of Waimoa is unclear. Structurally, it is Malayo-Polynesian. However, its vocabulary is largely Papuan, similar to that of Makasae. Although generally classified as Austronesian languages or dialects that have been largely relexified under the influence of a language related to Makasae, it is possible that Waimoa, Kairui, and Midiki are instead Papuan languages related to Makasae which have been influenced by Austronesian.
Phonology
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There is also vowel harmony.
See also
References
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- ↑ Kirsten Culhane (2021) WaimaTemplate:Hamzaa consonants: phonology and typological position in Greater Timor. 15th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics.
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