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| Background of the Language Wai ma'a is a language that is spoken in one of the Eastern districts of East Timor, Baucau. There are about 6 villages that are inhabited by the Wai ma'a speakers in the region. It is also called Wai mu'a, Wai moa or Wai mo'a depending on which location you are seeing. My Documentation goalsThis work is a continuation of the project that has previously done by a collegue, Nelson Belo who is also a native speaker of Wai ma'a. Nelson and I are from two different villages and we both speak Wai ma'a, exept the difference is that my village, Bucoli, is sorrounded by all the other Wai ma'a speaker villages but Nelson comes from a village that is neighbored to other language speakers. As opposed to Nelson who is able to speak three native languages, I only speak Wai ma'a because that is the only language I was growing up speaking. There hasn't been any standardized Wai ma'a version nor enough written documentation in the language. As you skim through the pages, you may notice there might have some differences in words that Nelson and I use. Bear in mind that what I am presenting in this project is only a different version of my own personnal experience and knowledge in the language. To visit Nelson's Page click HERE |