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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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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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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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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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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East Nusa Tenggara (category CS1 Indonesian-language sources (id))
Manggarai language, Ngada language, Sikka language, Sabu language, Rote language, and various other dialects. Indonesian is used as the official language in...
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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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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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Palumata is an extinct and unattested language. It is believed to have been very closely related to the Austronesian language Hukumina, and perhaps a dialect...
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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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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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understand them as separate languages. The Dutch linguist Aone Van Engelenhoven applies the label Eastern Extra-Ramelaic languages. Structurally, it is a highly...
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Portuguese: Tétum [ˈtɛtũ]) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste and it is also spoken...
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numerically most important languages are Bima, Manggarai of western Flores, Uab Meto of West Timor, and Tetum, the national language of East Timor. Blust proposes...
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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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speakers of Idalaka dialects. Idalaka is one of 15 recognized national languages of East Timor. Idaté (Idate) is the vernacular in Laclubar (Manatuto Municipality)...
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influenced by neighboring East Timorese Papuan languages, to the extent that it was long thought to be a Papuan language. The ethnic population was 50 in 1981...
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Lole and Ba'a are a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of Roti Island, off Timor, Indonesia. Lole-Ba'a at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)...
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Nga'o (West, East) Ende Lio Unlike most other Austronesian languages, the Central Flores languages are highly isolating. They completely lack derivational...
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generally classified as Austronesian languages or dialects that have been largely relexified under the influence of a language related to Makasae, it is possible...
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Tii is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of Roti Island, off Timor, Indonesia. Tii at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e v t...
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List of contemporary ethnic groups (category CS1 Turkish-language sources (tr))
Aramaic language morphed into the Neo-Aramaic languages around 1200 AD. Whether the majority of the Assyrians are still speaking these languages is unclear...
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Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a better understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku". Oceanic Linguistics. 32 (2): 389–441. doi:10...
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The Aru languages are a group of a dozen Austronesian languages spoken on the Aru Islands in Indonesia. None are spoken by more than ten thousand people...
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Tokodede (also known as Tukude, Tocodede, Tokodé, and Tocod) is one of the languages of East Timor, spoken by about 39,000 people in the municipality of Liquiçá...
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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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The Kei–Tanimbar languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken on the Kei and Tanimbar islands in the southern Maluku Islands, and on the...
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