Wamesa is an Austronesian language of Indonesian New Guinea, spoken across the neck of the Doberai Peninsula or Bird's Head. There are currently 5,000–8...
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(307 sq mi). The name Wandamen or Wondama comes from the Austronesian Wamesa language word Won meaning "people" and Dama meaning "come", so combined the...
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script: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Pegon: باسا جاوا, IPA: [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ]) is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts...
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Austronesian language spoken primarily by Malays in several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula on the mainland Asia. The language is an...
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indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca...
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Kutai is a Malayic language spoken by 300,000 to 500,000 people. It is the native language of the Kutai people (Indonesian: Suku Kutai, Kutai: Urang Kutai)[what...
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Wetarese is an Austronesian language of Wetar, an island in the south Maluku, Indonesia, and of the nearby island Liran. The four identified principal...
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additional languages, heritage languages, languages in the religious domain, English as a lingua franca, and sign languages. The official language of Indonesia...
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The Tagol Murut language is spoken by the Tagol (highland) subgroup of the Murut people, and serves as the lingua franca of the whole group. It belongs...
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Papua, Central Papua and Papua. Most of the languages are only known from short word lists, but Biak, Wamesa, and Wooi are fairly well attested. Reconstructions...
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Manombai (also known as Wokam) is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands, Indonesia. Manombai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)...
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Sug, Malay: Bahasa Suluk, بهاس سولوق, lit. 'Language of Sulu/the Tausūg people') is an Austronesian language spoken in the province of Sulu in the Philippines...
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Austronesian language spoken on an island in Jayapura Bay, east of the Tor River in Papua province of Indonesia. It is one of the Sarmi languages. Anus at...
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Roma or Romang is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by about 1,700 people (in 1991) in Jersusu village on Romang island in Maluku, Indonesia. Romang...
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Luhu was an Austronesian language spoken in the west of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia. It was spoken in Luhu village on Hoamoal Peninsula at the western...
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Hoti is an extinct Austronesian language of Seram, Indonesia, once spoken by the Hoti People. Hoti at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...
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Bekatiʼ (Bekatiq, Bakati) is a Dayak language of Borneo. Bekatiʼ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Tampajara, Hilarinus (2013). Kamus...
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Uab Meto or Dawan is an Austronesian language spoken by Atoni people of West Timor. The language has a variant spoken in the East Timorese exclave of...
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Cia-Cia, also known as (South) Buton or Butonese, is an Austronesian language spoken principally around the city of Baubau on the southern tip of Buton...
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The Orang Laut language or Loncong, is one of the Malayic languages. It is one of several native languages of Orang Laut ('Sea People') of the Bangka...
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other symbols instead of Balinese characters. Balinese is an Austronesian language spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as Northern Nusa Penida...
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Yalahatan is an Austronesian language spoken on Seram Island (Indonesia) in Yalahatan and Haruru villages, and hamlet of Awaiya in Tananahu village. It...
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Ratahan (also Toratán) is an Austronesian language spoken in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The language is mainly spoken in the Southeast Minahasa region...
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Ulumandaʼ is an Austronesian language of West Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is nearly intelligible with other Pitu Ulunna Salu languages, but Ulumanda’ is distinguished...
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includes both Highland and Coastal Konjo languages and the Selayar language. The Konjo and Selayar language varieties are sometimes considered dialects...
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Duanoʼ is a Malayic language of Indonesia and Malaysia. In Malaysia the language is moribund, being spoken by only a tenth of the ethnic population. While...
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Saluan, also known as Loinang after one of its dialects, is the main language spoken on the eastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi. In some dialects...
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Bilba (Belubaa) is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of Roti Island, off Timor, Indonesia. Bilba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...
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Muyu, Moyu, is one of the Ok languages of South Papua, Indonesia. Based on available resources, linguists divided it to two varieties Kadi (North Muyu)...
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The Nyaduʼ language, Benyaduʼ, is a Dayak language of Borneo. Sounds /c, ɟ/ may also be pronounced as affricates as [cç, ɟʝ] or [tʃ, dʒ]. Vowels are heard...
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