Kairui-Midiki

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A language of East Timor

ISO 639-3
krd
Alternate Names
Cairui, Midiki
User Population

16,600 (2020 World Factbook).

Location

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

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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].