The Rote–Meto languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands. It includes Meto spoken on Timor and the...
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Mambae, Welaun Timor–Babar Helong Rote-Meto West Rote-Meto Dela, Oenale Dengka-Meto Dengka, Lelain Meto Nuclear Rote Tii, Lole Termanu, Ba'a, Korbafo,...
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Blust and from Edwards (2016). Indonesia portal Languages of Indonesia Languages of East Timor Uab Meto at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...
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West Timor (redirect from Languages of West Timor)
The other three languages which are only used in the local area of the Austronesian language group from the Fabron branches are Ndao, Rote and Sabu. The...
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Caledonian languages also known as Kanak languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. One language is extinct...
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Timor (redirect from Languages of Timor)
official languages of East Timor are Tetum and Portuguese, while in West Timor it is Indonesian, although Uab Meto is the local Atoni language spoken throughout...
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most important languages are Nggahi Mbojo (Bimanese), Manggarai of western Flores, Uab Meto of West Timor, and Tetum, the national language of East Timor...
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Teor and Kur are two Austronesian language varieties of the Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian branch spoken near Kei Island, Indonesia. They are reportedly...
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various other Malayic languages. According to Ethnologue 16, several of the Malayic varieties they currently list as separate languages, including the Orang...
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official Austronesian languages). By the number of languages they include, Austronesian and Niger–Congo are the two largest language families in the world...
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Adabe. Atauran at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Hull, Geoffrey (2002), The Languages of East Timor: Some Basic Facts (PDF), Instituto Nacional de Linguística...
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official languages, alongside English. Tagalog is closely related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, the Bisayan languages, Ilocano...
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distinct phonemes in the Nengone language: Phonemes in parentheses only occur in words borrowed from other languages. Tryon, D.T. and Dubois, M.J. Nengone...
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of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Indonesian vocabulary has been influenced by various regional languages such as Javanese, Sundanese...
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Oecusse (category CS1 foreign language sources (ISO 639-2))
Atoni Pah Meto (typically just referred to as the Meto) are the dominant ethnic group, and Meto is the only indigenous language spoken. The Meto people also...
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Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken...
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between language families. Distribution of Austroasiatic languages Distribution of Austronesian languages Distribution of Kra–Dai languages Distribution...
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languages and the languages of Eastern Polynesia, which include Rapanui, Māori, Tahitian and Hawaiian. Nuclear Polynesian and Tongic (the languages of...
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The Buru–Sula languages are a group of Austronesian languages (geographically Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages) spoken on the Buru and Sula...
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East Nusa Tenggara (category CS1 Indonesian-language sources (id))
of Law and Justice, UU No. 8/2003, retrieved 2007-08-24 [dead link] "The Meto People on Mutis Mountain". Travel Destination Indonesia. Archived from the...
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Full list of languages in Indonesia by total number of speakers, from Ethnologue 2015. "Indonesia - Languages | Ethnologue". 2016-11-06. Archived from...
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group are Uab Meto (previously known as Dawan) on the western half of the island, and Tetum on the eastern half of the island. These languages have over a...
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Simalungun, or Batak Simalungun, is an Austronesian language of Sumatra. It is spoken mainly in Simalungun Regency and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra...
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The Land Dayak languages are a group of dozen or so languages spoken by the Bidayuh Land Dayaks of Borneo, and by some, also spoken by the Rejang people...
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branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken in west coast of Rote Island near Timor by about 7,000 people. Western Rote language has all 26 English letters...
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possibility that Greater North Borneo languages are closely related to many other western Indonesian languages, including Javanese. Blust's suggestion...
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The Formosan languages are a geographic grouping comprising the languages of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, all of which are Austronesian. They do not...
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Tugun – are distinct enough that some may consider them to be different languages. Wetarese is closely related to Galoli (spoken on the north coast of East...
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Caluyanon is a regional Western Bisayan language spoken in the Semirara Island Group, Caluya, Antique in the Philippines. Most of its speakers use either...
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Sorsogon are inflected for focus and aspect. Waray language Waray people Masbateño language Bisakol languages Visayans Southern Sorsogon at Ethnologue (18th...
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