Nauete

A language of East Timor

ISO 639: nxa
Alternate Names: Naueti, Nauhete, Nauote, Nauoti, Naóti
Population: 19,400 (2020 World Factbook).
Location:: Baucau district: southeast; Lautém district: southwest; Viqueque district: west; all on Timor island south coast; Uato Lari is main town.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor
Dialects: Naumik, Oso Moko. Not closely related to any other language. Loanwords from Trans-New Guinea languages like Makasae [mkz].
Language Use: Vigorous. Most also use Tetun Dili [tdt] (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nauete
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Baucau district: southeast; Lautém district: southwest; Viqueque district: west; all on Timor island south coast; Uato Lari is main town.