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Welaun (also known as Bekais or Wekais) is an Austronesian language spoken on the border of East Timor and West Timor (a part of Indonesia). It is closely related to Tetun.[3]

Welaun
Bekais, Wekais
Native toIndonesia, East Timor
Native speakers
2,000-5,575 (ca. 2006/2019)[1][2]
Language family
Austronesian
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
East Timor
Language codes
ISO 639-3wlh
Glottologwela1235
Distribution of Welaun (Bekais) in East Timor (West Timor not shown)

Previous studies


Welaun was documented by Hull (2003)[4] and Edwards (2019). Edwards (2019) estimates a speaker population of 5,575.[2] A dictionary of Welaun has been written by da Silva (2012).[5]


Phonology


13 consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless t k ʔ
voiced b d
Fricative f s h
Approximant l w
Trill r

It has five vowels: /i e a o u/


References


  1. Cunningham, Ingram, & Sumbuk, 2006. Language Diversity in the Pacific: Endangerment And Survival, p. 122
  2. Edwards, Owen (2019). Reintroducing Welaun. Oceanic Linguistics, Volume 58, Number 1, June 2019, pp. 31-58. doi:10.1353/ol.2019.0002 hdl:1887/79038
  3. Hull, Geoffrey. 1998. "The basic lexical affinities of Timor's Austronesian languages: a preliminary investigation." Studies in Languages and Cultures of East Timor 1:97-202.
  4. Hull, Geoffrey. 2003. Lia-Bekais nia Fatin iha Dalen-Lubun Tim´or. Studies in Languages and Cultures of East Timor 5:55–78. (In Tetun Dili.)
  5. da Silva, Eng. Guilherme ‘Puru-Berliku’. 2012. Disionáriu Wekais-Tetun. Dili: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura.

На других языках


[de] Bekais

Bekais (Eigenbezeichnung: Welaun, portugiesisch Becais) ist eine malayo-polynesische Sprache im zentralen Timor.
- [en] Welaun language



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