Makuva, also known as Makuʼa or Lóvaia,[3] is an apparently extinct Austronesian language spoken at the northeast tip of East Timor near the town of Tutuala.
| Makuva | |
|---|---|
| Makuʼa, Lóvaia | |
| Native to | East Timor |
Native speakers | extinct since 1950s[1] to 56 (2010 census)[2] |
Austronesian
| |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lva |
| Glottolog | maku1277 |
| ELP | Maku'a |
 Distribution of ethnic Makuva in East Timor | |
Makuva has been heavily influenced by neighboring East Timorese Papuan languages, to the extent that it was long thought to be a Papuan language. The ethnic population was 50 in 1981, but the younger generation uses Fataluku as their first or second language. A 2003 report estimated that there were only five fluent speakers of the language.[4]
Numbers
edit| Numbers in Makuva | |||
| Number | Makuva | ||
| 1 | itetlá | ||
| 2 | urua | ||
| 3 | okelo | ||
| 4 | oʼaka | ||
| 5 | olima | ||
| 6 | oneme | ||
| 7 | oíko | ||
| 8 | oava | ||
| 9 | osia | ||
| 10 | ideli | ||
References
edit- ^ Noorderlicht Noorderlicht Nieuws: Raadselachtig Rusenu
- ^ Makuva at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ van Engelenhoven, Aone (2010). "The Makuva Enigma: Locating a Hidden Language in East Timor" (PDF). Revue Roumaine de linguistique. 80: 161–181.
- ^ John Hajek; Nikolaus Himmelmann; John Bowden (2003). "Lóvaia: an East Timorese language on the verge of extinction". International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 2003 (160). doi:10.1515/IJSL.2003.016. ISSN 0165-2516. Wikidata Q57377305.
External links
edit- ELAR archive of Makuʼa language documentation materials
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