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Habun language

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Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
hbu

Native speakers
  
2,700 (2010)

Glottolog
  
habu1241

Habun language

Language family
  
Austronesian ?Malayo-Polynesian (MP)Nuclear MP(Central–Eastern)Timor–BabarWaima'a?Habu

Habu (Habun) is a language spoken in central East Timor.

The classification of Habu is unclear. Structurally, it is Malayo-Polynesian. However, its vocabulary is largely Papuan, similar to that of Makasae.

References

Habun language Wikipedia


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