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Mambai
Mambai may refer to: * Mambai people, a people group also known as Mambae, Manbae or Maubere from Timor-Leste * Mambai language (Timor), the language spoken by Mambai people from Timor-Leste * Mambai language (Cameroon), a language also known as Mangbai or Mamgbay language from northern Cameroon and southern Chad See also * Mumbai (other) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is a large city that was formerly known as "Bombay". Mumbai may also refer to: Places * Mumbai Harbour * Mumbai City district * Mumbai Metropolitan Region * Mumbai Regional Congress Committee * Mumbai Diocese ( ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mambai People
The Mambai (Mambae, Manbae) people are the second largest ethnic group after the Tetum Dili people in East Timor. Originally, they were known as the Maubere by the Portuguese. ''Maubere'' or ''Mau Bere'' is a widespread male first name among the Mambai people. Settlement area The Mambai number about 80,000Clifford Sather and James J. Fox (eds), Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in Austronesian Ethnography', ANU E Press, 2006, Chapter 7. from the interior of Dili District to the south coast of the territory, especially in the districts of Ainaro and Manufahi. Its principal centers are Ermera, Aileu, Remexio Administrative Post, Turiscai, Maubisse, Ainaro and Same, East Timor. Among the East Timorese exiles in Australia, the Mambai people are one of the main groups. Culture The Mambai language belongs to the Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages of the Timoric languages branch. It is the second most common mother tongue in East Timor with 195,778 speakers. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mambai Language (Timor)
Mambai, also called Mambae or Manbae, is a language spoken by the Mambai people, the second largest ethnic group in the island country of East Timor. Geographic distribution Mambai is one of 15 constitutionally recognized national languages. The main centers of Mambai are Ermera, Aileu, Remexio, Turiscai, Maubisse Administrative Post, Ainaro Administrative Post and Same Administrative Post. The majority of the Timorese community in Australia is native in Mambai. Mambai used to be spoken in the area around Dili, when the Portuguese declared the city to be the capital of their colony Portuguese Timor. Therefore, the Tetum Prasa spoken in Dili is still exhibiting strong influences from its Mambai substrate. Phonology Consonants * /r, h, k/ can also be heard as �, ħ, ʔ * /p, k/ can also be heard as aspirated ʰ, kʰ * /d/ is also heard as a voiced post-alveolar stop ̠ * /t/ is slightly aspirated ʰbefore mid and low vowels. /t/ can also have an allophon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mambai Language (Cameroon)
Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad. Distribution In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the Djaloumé region (northern end of Bibemi commune, Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of Figuil commune, Mayo-Louti department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak Mundang Mundang is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon. The Gelama dialect of Cameroon may be a separate language. Distribution Mundang, spoken in Cameroon by 44,700 speakers (SIL 1982), is mainly spoken in Mayo-Kani department, F .... References Languages of Chad Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{Chad-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai (other)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is a large city that was formerly known as "Bombay". Mumbai may also refer to: Places * Mumbai Harbour * Mumbai City district * Mumbai Metropolitan Region * Mumbai Regional Congress Committee * Mumbai Diocese (other) * Mumbai Suburban district * South Mumbai, a city precinct * Navi Mumbai, a satellite town next to Mumbai * Mumbai Circuit, a Hindi film distribution circuit, comprising areas of the former Bombay State in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka and also Goa, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Constituencies * Mumbai North (Lok Sabha constituency) * Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency) * Mumbai North East (Lok Sabha constituency) * Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency) * Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency) * Mumbai South (Lok Sabha constituency) Transportation infrastructure * Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, or Mumbai Airport, an international airport in Mumbai, India * Navi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
