Nauete
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A language of East Timor
Alternate Names
Naueti, Nauhete, Nauote, Nauoti, Naóti
User 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.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
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).