| Prefered name(s) of the Language |
Wai
ma'a
|
| Alternative
names |
Wai mu'a,
Wai moa or Wai mo'a |
| Language
Classification |
Malayo-Polinesian
(Enthnologue.com) |
| Geographical
location where it is spoken |
Baucau,
East Timor, South East Asia |
| Approximate number of
monolingual speaker |
3000
speakers |
| Approximate number of
fluent
speakers |
5000
speakers |
| Other languages
spoken in
area/country |
Makasae,
Kairui, Nau eti and Galolen and several others |
| Official languages of the country |
Tetum,
Portuguese, Bahasa Indonesia and English |
| Language(s) used at
school as a
child |
Bahasa
Indonesia |
| Language(s) used by
teachers
today |
Portuguese.
Bahasa Indonesia (only at the university) |
| Do the
representatives of
neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language |
Not
necessarily but most of the times yes. |
| If the answer to the
above
question is yes, please specify |
Because
comunities are closely related base on traditions, most often, chiefs
ore representatives are able to communicate using each other's
languages. In the worst case scenarion, we use Tetum. |
| Does your language
have a
widely accepted writing system? |
No |
| What type of
orthography you
use? |
IPA
(International Phonetic Alphabet) |
