Makalero dialect

Makalero
Native to East Timor
Region Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.
Coordinates 8°39′S 126°30′E / 8.650°S 126.500°E / -8.650; 126.500
Native speakers
6,000 (2004)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mjb
Glottolog makl1245[1]

Distribution of Makalero mother-tongue speakers in East Timor

Makalero or Maklere is a dialect of Makasae spoken by 6,000 people in East Timor.

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References

  1. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Maklere". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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