| Kairui-Midiki | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northeast East Timor |
Native speakers | 18,600: 14,600 Midiki and 4,000 Kairui (2015 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | krd |
| Glottolog | kair1265 |
| ELP | |
 Distribution of Midiki | |
 Distribution of Kairui | |
Kairui-Midiki (also known simply as Midiki or Kairui, or Hoso by its speakers) is a language of East Timor spoken by 18,600 people in 2015, primarily in Venilale Administrative Post in Baucau, parts of the Viqueque Municipality, and suco Kairui (Manatuto Municipality).[1]
Kairui-Midiki is closely related to the Waima'a and Naueti languages. These four varieties' level of mutual intelligibility has led some to categorize them as dialects of a single language: Kawaimina.[2]
Kairui and Midiki were listed separately in the Timor-Leste 2010 Census, but are often considered dialects of a single language, in the literature named Kairui-Midiki.[3] According to some sources Kairui is spoken in and around the village of that name in Manatuto, and Midiki is heard in of Lacluta, Liaruca, Uai-Mori, and Venilale. However in some districts the names Midiki, Kairui, and Hoso are used interchangeably.
- ^ a b Kairui-Midiki at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Geoffrey Hull (2004-08-24). "The Languages of East Timor". Macquarie University. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20.
- ^ Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2023. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-sixth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
