Uab Meto
Atoni
Austronesian (Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar)
Atoni (Uab Meto, "people's language") is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of West Timor in Indonesia, the largest indigenous language of the Indonesian Timor region (East Nusa Tenggara province). Closely related to Tetum (tet) of Timor-Leste; the two together represent the major Austronesian languages of the Timor island. The Atoni people retain a distinctive cultural identity with elaborate traditional house architecture (lopo conical houses) and a patrilineal kinship system.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Atoni
Water
oe
/oe/
Fire
ai
/ai/
Sun
manas
/manas/
Moon
fun
/fun/
Star
kfu
/kfuʔ/
Mother
ainaf
/ainaf/
Father
amat
/amat/
I
au
/au/
You
ho
/ho/
Name
kanan
/ˈkanan/
Eye
matan
/matan/
Hand
ʼniman
/ʔniman/
Heart
nesa
/nesa/
Love
nekat
/nekat/
Tree
hau
/hau/
House
ume
/ume/
Dog
asu
/asu/
Cat
mose
/mose/
Eat
ah
/ah/
Drink
ninu
/ninu/
One
mese
/mese/
Two
nua
/ˈnua/
Hello
neut
/neut/
Thank you
neno biluk
/neno biluk/
Good
malaek
/malaek/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar) languages
| Meaning | Atoni | Tetum | Batak Angkola | Toba Batak | Toraja-Sa'dan | Hiri Motu | Mandar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | oe /oe/ | bee /beː/ | aek /aek/ | aek /aek/ | uai /uai/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | uai /uai/ |
| Fire | ai /ai/ | ahi /ahi/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | lahi /lahi/ | api /api/ |
| Sun | manas /manas/ | loron /loɾon/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ | mata ni ari /mata ni ari/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | dina /dina/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ |
| Moon | fun /fun/ | fulan /fulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | hua /hua/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ |
| Star | kfu /kfuʔ/ | fitun /ˈfitun/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintang /bintaŋ/ | bintoen /bintɔɛn/ | hisiu /hisiu/ | bittoeng /bittoeŋ/ |
| Mother | ainaf /ainaf/ | inan /inan/ | inang /inaŋ/ | ina /ina/ | indo /indo/ | sina /sina/ | indo /indo/ |
| Father | amat /amat/ | aman /aman/ | amang /amaŋ/ | ama /ama/ | ambe /ambe/ | tama /tama/ | ama /ama/ |
| I | au /au/ | ha'u /haʔu/ | au /au/ | au /au/ | aku /aku/ | lau /lau/ | iyau /ijau/ |
| You | ho /ho/ | ó /ɔ/ | ho /ho/ | ho /ho/ | iko /iko/ | oi /oi/ | io /iʔo/ |
| Name | kanan /ˈkanan/ | naran /ˈnaran/ | goar /goar/ | goar /goar/ | sanga /saŋa/ | ladana /laˈdana/ | sanga /saŋa/ |
| Eye | matan /matan/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | matana /matana/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hand | ʼniman /ʔniman/ | liman /liman/ | tangan /taŋan/ | tangan /taŋan/ | lima /lima/ | ima /ima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Heart | nesa /nesa/ | fuan /fuan/ | roha /roha/ | roha /roha/ | penaa /penaː/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | ate /ate/ |
| Love | nekat /nekat/ | domin /domin/ | holong /holoŋ/ | holong /holoŋ/ | ma'pa'iya /maʔpaʔija/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ |
| Tree | hau /hau/ | ai /ai/ | hayu /haju/ | hau /hau/ | kayu /kaju/ | au /au/ | kaju /kaju/ |
| House | ume /ume/ | uma /uma/ | bagas /baɡas/ | jabu /dʒabu/ | banua /banua/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ |
| Dog | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | biang /biaŋ/ | asu /asu/ | sisia /sisia/ | asu /asu/ |
| Cat | mose /mose/ | busa /busa/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | huting /hutiŋ/ | serre /serːe/ | pusi /pusi/ | mio /mio/ |
| Eat | ah /ah/ | han /han/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kumande /kumande/ | ania /ania/ | ma'ande /maʔande/ |
| Drink | ninu /ninu/ | hemu /hemu/ | minum /minum/ | minum /minum/ | ma'iru /maʔiru/ | inua /inua/ | minung /minuŋ/ |
| One | mese /mese/ | ida /ida/ | sada /sada/ | sada /sada/ | mesa /mesa/ | ta /ta/ | mesa /mesa/ |
| Two | nua /ˈnua/ | rua /ˈrua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | dua /dua/ | rua /rua/ | dua /dua/ |
| Hello | neut /neut/ | bondia /bondia/ | horas /horas/ | horas /horas/ | tabe /tabe/ | namona /namona/ | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ |
| Thank you | neno biluk /neno biluk/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | mauliate /mauliate/ | kurre sumanga' /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ |
| Good | malaek /malaek/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ | denggan /deŋɡan/ | melo /melo/ | namo /namo/ | macoa /matʃoa/ |
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