Waima'a Language

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Also Known As: Waimoa,Uai Ma'a,Uaimo'a,Waimaha


Description:

Waimoa or Waima'a is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 3,000 people in northeast East Timor. It is reported to be mutually intelligible with Kairui-Midiki. Waimoa is one of four languages, which are united called Kawaimina.

Waimoa is one of only two Austronesian languages known to have a set of ejective stops, the other being Yapese:..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Waima'a Language Speakers

<googlemap zoom="1" width=400 height=300 lat="20.494771" lon="115.707242" type="map"> 49.837982, 105.820313, Asia -8.848441, 125.594172, East Timor</googlemap>

Overview

Main Country: East Timor
Spoken In:

Regions: Asia

ISO 639-3 Code: wmh

Classification Taxonomy

All Languages

  Austronesian Group

    Malayo-Polynesian Group

      Central-Eastern Group

        Central Malayo-Polynesian Group

          Timor Group

            Nuclear Timor Group

              Waimaa Group

                Waima'a Language