Makasae language

Makasae
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	70,000  (1989)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea West Trans–New Guinea East Timor Makasae
Dialects	Makalero
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mkz

Languages on Timor island

Makasae (also known as Makassai, Macassai, Ma'asae, Makasai) is a Papuan language spoken by about 70,000 people on the eastern part of East Timor, in the districts of Baucau and Viqueque, just to the west of Fataluku. It is the most populous Papuan language in Timor and neighboring islands.

Literature

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