Waima’a is an Austronesian language which forms a dialect chain with Kairui and Midiki, It is also closely related to Naueti. Waima’a is spoken on the northern coast of East Timor to the west of Baucau.
Some readers are also available in a trilingual edition (Waima’a, Tetun, Portuguese).
Waima’a
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All kinds of tails (Iku nai-nain)
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| colour (1.40Mb pdf)
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Come and see (Mai buni)
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| colour (2.09Mb pdf)
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Dog (Dasu)
| b and w (880kb pdf)
| colour (1.66Mb pdf)
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Fruit and vegetables (Kai-wuo ruo kai-rae wai)
| b and w (1.07Mb pdf)
| colour (1.61Mb pdf)
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I can (Aku be’u)
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| colour (1.21Mb pdf)
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I like animals (Aku gosta animál)
| b and w (950kb pdf)
| colour (2.12Mb pdf)
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Jobs (Sirbisu)
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| colour (1.67Mb pdf)
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Look at me (Buni mai aku)
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| colour (2.2Mb pdf)
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This is a house (Ne’i umo)
| b and w (1.12Mb pdf)
| colour (2.3Mb pdf)
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Very big! (P’are dou!)
| b and w (830kb pdf)
| colour (1.28Mb pdf)
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Where do we go? (Kite laka la dii?)
| b and w (1.28Mb pdf)
| colour (1.86Mb pdf)
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Advanced reader
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Chicken Little (Bu Diha-Ana Nahi Laka-Laka)
| b and w (2.17Mb pdf)
| colour (2.35Mb pdf)
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Waima’a trilingual (Waima’a, Tetun, Portuguese)
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I like animals (Aku gosta animál)
| b and w (950kb pdf)
| colour (2.13Mb pdf)
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This is a house (Ne’i umo)
| b and w (1.12Mb pdf)
| colour (2.30Mb pdf)
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Where do we go? (Kite laka la dii?)
| b and w (1.29Mb pdf)
| colour (1.86Mb pdf) |