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Flores–Lembata languages

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Glottolog:
  
flor1239

Geographic distribution:
  
Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP (Central–Eastern) Flores–Lembata

The Flores–Lembata languages are a group of related Austronesian languages (geographically Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages) spoken in the Lesser Sundas, on eastern Flores and small islands immediately east of Flores. They are suspected of having a non-Austronesian substratum, for example in Sika, but not to any greater extent than the Central Malayo-Polynesian languages in general.

Classification

  • Flores–Lembata
  • Kedang
  • Sika–Lamaholot
  • Sika
  • Lamaholotic
  • Lamatuka
  • Lamaholot
  • Lewo Eleng, Levuka–South Lembata
  • Lamaholot, Alorese–Lamalera, Lewotobi, Adonara–Ile Ape, West Lembata

    • References

    Flores–Lembata languages Wikipedia
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