Makalero dialect

Makalero
Spoken in	East Timor
Region	Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.
Coordinates	8°39′S 126°30′E / 8.65°S 126.5°E / -8.65; 126.5
Native speakers	6,000  (2004)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea West Trans–New Guinea East Timor Makasae Makalero
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Languages of Timor

Makalero or Maklero is a dialect of Makasae spoken by 6,000 people in East Timor.

Numerals

• u - One
• loloi - Two
• lolitu - Three
• lolo'e - Four
• lima - Five
• douhisi - Six
• fitu - Seven
• afo - Eight
• siwa - Nine
• ruru-u - Ten

Literature

• Juliette Huber: A grammar of Makalero - A Papuan language of East Timor, LOT Utrecht 2011

Sources

The Ethnologue page for Makasae