Bahasa Mambai (Timor)
Dialek

Mambae dapat dibagi menjadi 3 dialek menurut Fogaa (2017)::82
Liquiça: Bazartete
Ermera: Hatulia
Ermera: Railaco
Aileu: Laulara
Aileu: Vila Grupo
Aileu: Liquidoe
Ainaro: Hatu-Builico
Ainaro: Hato-Udo
Manufahi-Sama: Letefoho
Manufahi-Sama: Betano
Contoh variasi dialek di Mambae:
| Angka | Timur laut-Tengah | Barat laut | Selatan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
1: iid
2: ruu
3: teul
| 4 | faat | paat | faat/paat |
5: liim
| 6 | neen | hohon iid | liim nai-ida |
| 7 | hitu | hohon ruu | liim nai-rua |
| 8 | ualu | hoho teul | liim nai-telu |
| 9 | sia | hoho paat | liim nai-fata/pata |
| 10 | saguul | sakuul | saguul |
| 20 | rua nuul | guul ruu | (saguul) haet rua |
| 30 | teul nuul | guul teul | (saguul) haet teul |
| 40 | faat nuul | guul paat | (saguul) haet faat/paat |
| 50 | lima nuul | guul liim | (saguul) haet liim |
| Pronoun | Timur laut-Tengah | Barat laut | Selatan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
1.SG: au
2.SG: iit
| 3.SG | ua | ua | ura |
1.PL, inclusive: iit
1.PL, exclusive: aem
2.PL: iim
| 3.PL | roo | roo | room |
| Gloss | Timur laut-Tengah | Barat laut | Selatan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ‘rumah’ | pada | fada | uum |
| ‘short’ | bloko | pada | bada |
| ‘basah’ | broe | tita | era |
| ‘kotor’ | kiniri | rae | foer |
| ‘banyak’ | doto | klen | rini |
| ‘bohong (dusta)’ | bea | rau | halaet |
| ‘makan’ | mua | muu | aa |
| ‘pisang’ | muka | mua | muu |
Perbandingan kata bagian tubuh pilihan dalam dialek Mambae:
| gloss | Liquiça (Bazartete) | Ermera (Hatulia) | Ermera (Railaco) | Aileu (Laulara) | Aileu (Vila Grupo) | Aileu (Liquidoe) | Ainaro (Hatu-Builico) | Ainaro (Hato-Udo) | Manufahi-Same (Letefoho) | Manufahi-Same (Betano) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mulut | gugun | gugun | gugun | kukun | kukun | kukun | kukun | kuku | kuku | kuku |
| lengan | liman | liman | liman | niman | niman | lima | liman | lima | lima | lima |
| siku | lima sikun | liman sikun | siun | nima siun | nima siun | lima siun | lima siun | lima sikun | lima siku | lima siku |
| pundak | kabaːs | kabasan | kabasan | kabaːs | kabasa | kabasa | kabaːs | labaːs | kabaːs | au balaːs |
| kepala | gnutan | glutan | ulun | ulun | ulun | ulun | glutan | ulu | ulu hatu | ulu |
| sakit kepala | gnutan baːn | glutan baːn | glutan baːn | ulun baːn | ulun baːn | glutan baːn | glutan baːn | ulu hatusae | ulu hatusae | ulu hatusae |
| rambut | ulu nɔɾan | ulu laun | ulun | ulun lahon | ulu nɔɾa | ulun noran | ulun | ulu | ulu | ulu noɾa |
| rambuh hitam | ulu meta | ulu meta | ulu meta | ulun meta | ulu nɔɾa mɛta | ulun meta | ulun meta | ulu meta | ulu mɛta | ulu laha meta |
| daging (manusia) | ɛta lɔlon | etan | etan | etan | ɛtan | etan | ɛtan | eta lɔlo | ɛta lɔlo | eta lolo |
| jantung | hua | huan | huan | huan | huan | huan | huan | hua | hua | hua |
| punggung | hɔhon tɛten | hoho teten | hɔhon | hoho tɛten | hɔhon | hoho tɛten | asa | hɔho | hɔhɔ tɛte | hoho |
| gigi | nipan | nipan | nipan | nifan | nifan | nifan | nifan | nipa | nifa | nifa |
| jari | lima huan | lima huan | lima huan | nima huan | lima huan | lima kakun | lima huan | lima hua | lima hua | lima hua |
| hati | aten | aten | aten | aten | aten | aten | aten | ate | ate | ate |
| lidah | lamalaun | lamalaun | lamalau | lamalaun | laman | lamalaun | lamelaun | lama | lama | lama |
| tangan | liman | liman | liman | niman | niman | liman | liman | lima | lima sanak | lima |
| hidung | ilu | ilun | ilun | inun | inun | ilun | inun | ilu | ilu | ilu |
| mata | matan | matan | matan | matan | matan | matan | matan | mata | mata | mata |
| telinga | teliga | tligan | tliga | kikan | kika nɔɾan | tika noɾan | kikan | teliga | teliga | teliga |
| tulang | rui | ruin | ruin | ruin | ruin | ruin | ruin | rui | rui | rui |
| kaki | ɔen | oen | ɔen | ɔɛn | ɔɛn | ɔɛn | ɔɛn | oe | ɔɛ | oɛ |
| kulit | litan | eta litan | litan | litan | litan | litan | litan | tia | tia | eta tia |
| tungkai kaki | ɔen | oen | ɔen | ɔɛn | ɔɛn | ɔɛn | ɔɛn | oe | ɔɛ | oɛ |
| leher | tgeun | tgeun | tgeun | tgeun | tgeun | kdeun |  | tgeu | tegeu | tegeu |
| darah | laɾa | laɾa | laɾa | laɾan | laɾa | lalan | laɾan | laːr | lara | laːr |