Kairui-Midiki

A language of East Timor

ISO 639: krd
Alternate Names: Cairui, Midiki
Population: 16,600 (2020 World Factbook).
Location:: Manatuto district: west central small mountainous area; Viqueque district: Lacluta area.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor
Dialects: Kairui, Midiki (Midik). Vocabulary predominantly Trans-New Guinea, structure is Austronesian. Classification needs further investigation. May be co-dialect with Waima’a.
Language Use: Most also use Tetun Dili [tdt] (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kairui-Midiki
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Manatuto district: west central small mountainous area; Viqueque district: Lacluta area.