| Uab Meto | |
| Nativename: | Uab Metô |
| States: | Indonesia, East Timor |
| Region: | West Timor, Oecusse |
| Date: | 2009–2011 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Austronesian |
| Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam3: | Central–Eastern? |
| Fam4: | Central? |
| Fam5: | Timoric |
| Fam6: | Rote–Meto |
| Fam7: | West Rote–Meto |
| Fam8: | Meto–Amarasi |
| Minority: | East Timor |
| Lc1: | aoz |
| Ld1: | Uab Meto |
| Lc2: | bkx |
| Ld2: | Baikeno |
| Glotto: | uabm1237 |
| Glottorefname: | Uab Meto |
| Elp2: | 7229 |
| Elpname2: | Baikeno |
| Map: | Metos cluster according to Edwards (2020).pdf |
| Mapcaption: | Map of the Meto language cluster according to Edwards (2020) |
Uab Meto or Dawan is an Austronesian language cluster spoken by the Atoni people of the Indonesian region of West Timor, as well as the East Timorese municipality of Oecussi-Ambeno.
In East Timor and other Portuguese-speaking countries the language is often called Baikenu (pt|baiqueno), but more narrowly this term refers only to the variety spoken in East Timor, which is more influenced by Portuguese rather than Indonesian (for example, using Portuguese: obrigadu for 'thank you', instead of the Indonesian Indonesian: terima kasih).[1] In other languages it may also be erroneously referred to as West Timorese (with Tetum being "East Timorese") or even just Timorese, but these terms are misleading, as they ignore the linguistic diversity on both sides of the island.
Dawan has the following consonants and vowels:
| Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| voiced | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Lateral | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ | ||
A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database,[2] with data provided by Robert Blust and from Edwards (2016).
| Pah (polite), Tua (polite), Hao (normal), He’ (informal), Ya (normal) | Yes |
| Kaha’, Kahfa’ | No |
| Nek seun banit (in West Timor) | Thank you |
| Obrigadu (in East Timor) | Thank you |
| Nek seunbanit namfau/´naek’, Terimakasih ‘nanaek (in West Timor) | Thank you very much |
| Obrigadu namfau’ (in East Timor) | Thank you very much |
| Sama-sama, leko, naleok | You are welcome |
| Neu’ | Please |
| Maaf, permisi, parmis | Excuse me |
| Halo, Tabe | Hello |
| Tkoenok tem pa´ | Welcome, please come in |
| Tkoenok pa´ (to say good bye to one who leaves) | Good bye |
| Selamat tinggal (said to one staying) | Good bye |
| Selamat Jalan (said to one leaving) | Good bye |
| Nol, Luman | Zero |
| Mese' | One |
| Nua | Two |
| Teun | Three |
| Haa | Four |
| Niim | Five |
| Nee | Six |
| Hiut | Seven |
| Faun, Faon | Eight |
| Sio | Nine |
| Bo'-, Bo'es | Ten |
| Bo'es-am-mese' | Eleven |
| Bo'es-am-nua | Twelve |
| Bo'es-am-teun | Thirteen |
| Bo'es-am-haa | Fourteen |
| Bo'es-am-niim | Fifteen |
| Bo'es-am-nee | Sixteen |
| Bo'es-am-hiut | Seventeen |
| Bo'es-am-faun | Eighteen |
| Bo'es-am-sio | Nineteen |
| Bo'nua | Twenty |
| Bo'nua-m-mese' | Twenty-one |
| Bo'teun | Thirty |
| Bo'haa | Forty |
| Bo'niim | Fifty |
| Bo'nee | Sixty |
| Bo'hiut | Seventy |
| Bo'faun | Eighty |
| Bo'sio | Ninety |
| Natun mese', Nautnes | One hundred |
| Nifun mese', Niufnes | One thousand |
| Juta mese', Juta es, Juutes | One million |
