Waima’a

WMH

threatened

Alternate Names: Uai Ma’a, Uaimo’a, Waimaha, Waimoa

Dialects: Many Trans-New Guinea loanwords reportedly similar to Makasae. Classification needs further investigation. May be a co-dialect with Kairui-Midiki.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Timor-Babar
Nuclear Timor

Demographics: 18,400 (2012 census).

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: East Timor