Historical Dictionary of East Timor by Gunn Geoffrey C.;

Author:Gunn, Geoffrey C.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 653310
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated

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MACAU, RELATIONS WITH. A tiny peninsula located on the southern coast of China and governed by Portugal from 1557, Macau’s relationship with East Timor is practically foundational. In reality, the first governors posted to Macau by the Estado da India based in Goa arrived in Timor via Macau and the practice of dispatching governors from Macau continued down until the mid-19th century. In an even earlier period, Timor Island was connected to Macau by the sandalwood trade. Dili was founded by ships dispatched from Macau to Lifau to rescue the beleaguered Portuguese establishment. Through the late 19th century continuing into the early 20th century, Macau subsidized the Portuguese colony of East Timor with an annual payment, just as Timor was administratively twinned with the Chinese city. Through the late 19th century and onwards, Macau was the source of Chinese immigrants who came to dominate many sectors of East Timor’s economy.

Between 26–28 June 1975, Macau was also the site of a conference on the decolonization of Timor. Under Indonesian rule large numbers of East Timorese made their way to Macau where they received social welfare pending repatriation to Portugal. With the end of Portuguese rule in Macau in December 1999, those Timorese remaining were flown to East Timor in 1999 in aircraft chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Macau Special Administration Region of China has continued to offer special assistance to East Timor, just as East Timor looks to connections in Macau to stimulate foreign investment.

MAKALERO. Classified as a Papuan language, Makalero speakers are concentrated around Ilimor in the southeastern coastal area.

MAKASAI (MAKASAE). A linguistic group classified as belonging to the Papuan language family, with a wide distribution of speakers from Baucau in the north across to the south coast of the island. In the national census of 2004, 12.1 percent of the population claimed Makasai as their mother tongue, making this the third most widely spoken language in East Timor.

MALAI. Generic Tetum term meaning “foreigner.”

MALIANA. Bordering Indonesian West Timor, the district capital of Maliana also bore the brunt of the Indonesian invasion of 1975, as well as the militia violence of 1999. In 2009, Monsignor Lúcio Norberto de Deus took office as bishop for Maliana.

MALINDI. A militia group under the leadership of Cancio Lopez da Carvalho, a former worker in the provincial justice office, Malindi was formed in late December 1998 on the pretense of protecting itself from the Forças Armadas de Liberação Nacional de Timor-Leste (FALINTIL). By early April 1999, Malindi boasted 1,000 members and 37 automatic weapons. It operated in Ainaro and Suai.

MAMBAI. Speakers of Mambai, an Austronesian language, have a wide distribution from Dili, through the highlands south of Dili and across to the south coast, making this language second in prominence after Tetum Praça. In the 2004 national census, 17.7 percent of the population of East Timor claimed Mambai as mother tongue, although linguists declare that Mambai is the largest language in East Timor with the most speakers.

MANATUTO. Located on the

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