| 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: | Timoric |
| Fam5: | West Timor |
| Minority: | East Timor |
| Lc1: | aoz |
| Ld1: | Uab Meto |
| Lc2: | bkx |
| Ld2: | Baikeno |
| Glotto: | uabm1237 |
| Glottorefname: | Uab Meto |
| Elp2: | 7229 |
| Elpname2: | Baikeno |
| Map: | Baikeno.png |
Uab Meto or Dawan is an Austronesian language spoken by Atoni people of West Timor. The language has a variant spoken in the East Timorese exclave of Oecussi-Ambeno, called Baikenu. Baikenu uses words derived from Portuguese, for example, Portuguese: obrigadu for 'thank you', instead of the Indonesian Indonesian: terima kasih.[1]
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 |