Kawaimina languages

Kawaimina
Geographic
distribution
East Timor
EthnicityKawaimina people
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Language codes
Glottologkawa1289

Kawaimina (a syllabic abbreviation of the names) is a cluster of four languages and dialects of East Timor:Kairui, Midiki, Waimaha, and Naueti, spoken by one or two thousand speakers each. It is a name used by linguists discussing the languages, not the speakers themselves. The first three are spoken in adjacent areas in the western part of Baucau District, along the north coast. Naueti is used on the south coast of eastern Viqueque District, surrounded by speakers of Makasae and Makalero. Some Midiki speakers near Ossu refer to their language as Osomoko.