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Adang language

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Region
  
Alor Island

Glottolog
  
adan1252

Native speakers
  
8,000 (1995–2000)

Language family
  
Trans–New GuineaWest Trans–New GuineaAlor–PantarAlorWestStraitsAdang

ISO 639-3
  
Variously:adn – Adanghmu – Hamapklz – Kabola

The Adang language is spoken on the island of Alor in Indonesia. The language is agglutinative. The Hamap dialect is sometimes treated as a separate language; on the other hand, Kabola, which is sociolinguistically distinct, is sometimes included.

References

Adang language Wikipedia


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