text: Fataluku language
  
  Fataluku (also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada) is a Papuan language spoken by approximately 37,000 people of Fataluku ethnicity in the eastern areas of East Timor, especially around Lospalos. It is a member of the Timor-Alor-Pantar language family, which includes languages spoken both in East Timor and nearby regions of Indonesia. Fataluku's closest relative is Oirata, spoken on Kisar island, in the Moluccas of Indonesia. Fataluku is given the status of a national language under the constitution.
  
  Phonology
  
  Vowels
  
  Consonants 
  
  ¹ Spelled <tj> in Nácher orthography.
  ² Pronunciation of <v> varies in dialects.
  
  Words and phrases
  The letter 'c' and the letter combination 'tx' are pronounced as 'ch'.
  Rau ana kapare? / e nicha rau rau / maice ana umpe? "how are you?"
  Rau "good"
  Kapare "not good"
  Hó "yes"
  Xaparau "thank you"
  Tali even xaparau "thank you very much"
  nitawane "you're welcome"
  Favoruni "please"
  itu nae tini "excuse me"
  Ó lai'i "hello"
  mua toto, ia toto,purupale " take care"
  Kois ta niat ali fanuhene "see you later"
  
  Pronoun						                Possessive pronoun 						
  I   :		Aniri/Ana					My: Ahani			
  You :		Eri (singular), Iri (plural)			Your:  Eheni(sing), Eheniere (plur) 
  We  :		Iniri (excl), Afiri (inclusive) 		Our: Inihini (exc), Afihini: (incl) 
  They : 		Tawari, Márafuri				Their: Their Tavarhini, Marafurhini
  He/She :	Tavai, marí, mármocoi				His/Her: Tavahini, Marmokoihini
  It :		Iví						Its: Ivihini, Tavahini
  
  See also
   Rusenu language
   Languages of East Timor
  
  Notes
  
  References
  
  External links
  
   Fataluku Language Project
   Fataluku language website
   Fataluku community and language with Fataluku/English and English/Fataluku wordlists
   Fataluku wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
   Materials on Fataluku are included in the open access Arthur Capell collection. (AC2) held by Paradisec. 
   Songs in Fataluku are included in the Ros Dunlop collection held by Paradisec.
  
  Category:Languages of East Timor
  Category:Oirata–Makasai languages