Uab Meto

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
aoz
Alternate Names
Atoni, Meto, Orang Gunung, Timol, Timor, Timoreesch, Timoreezen, Timorese, Uab Atoni Pah Meto, Uab Pah Meto, “Dawan” (pej.), “Rawan” (pej.), “Timor Dawan” (pej.)
Autonym
Uab Meto
User Population

700,000 (2009 census).

Location

East Nusa Tenggara province: most of west Timor island.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor, Uab Meto
Dialects

Amfoan-Fatule’u-Amabi (Amabi, Amfoan, Amfuang, Fatule’u), Amanuban-Amanatun (Amanatun, Amanuban, Amanubang), Mollo-Miomafo (Miomafo, Mollo), Biboki-Insana (Biboki, Insanao), Kusa-Manlea (Kusa, Manea, Manlea). Much dialect variation. Ethnological and linguistic differences in nearly every valley. Same language chain as Amarasi [aaz] and Baikeno [bkx].

Language Use

Used as L2 by Helong [heg].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2000.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Uab Meto
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.