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TERMANU (ROTI)

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. BASIC DATA

Language/dialect	:	Termanu (Roti)
Number of the list	:	18a
Mentioned in	:	NBG.1895
Year of investigation	:	1895
Place of investigation	:	Babau
Name of investigator	:	J. Fanggidaej, native teacher in Babau/Timor

1.2. OTHER DETAILS

1.2.1. The letters which are found in the dialect of Tèrmānoe are:

a, b, d, e, f, h, i, k, l, m, n, nd, ng, o, p, s, t and oe. This dialect is spoken in the regions of Tèrmānoe, Tàlaè, and Kēkà.
The letters in the Bà'à dialect are:
a, b, d, e, f, h, i, k, l, m, n, nd, ngg, o, p, s, t and oe.
This dialect is spoken in the regions of Bā'a and Lòlè
à is pronounced as the <Dutch> a in dal
a is pronounced as the <Dutch> a in dalen
è is pronounced as the <Dutch> e in pet
ē is pronounced as the <Dutch> e in geven
i = Dutch ie
ò is pronounced as the <Dutch> o in rol
ō is pronounced as the <Dutch> o in poot, lopen
ое = Dutch oe
In both dialects the stress is placed on the penultimate syllable of the word stem, independent of the presence/absence of affixes. Stressed vowels have been underlined.

1.2.2. This questionnaire consists of two lists: 18a Termanu and 18b Ba'a.