Native speakers 14,000 (1997) Glottolog helo1243 | ISO 639-3 heg | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-Polynesian (MP)Nuclear MP(Central–Eastern)Timor–BabarWest TimorHelong | ||
Helong (alternate names Helon, Kupang and Semau) is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of West Timor. Speakers are interspersed with those of Amarasi. This language has become endangered as a result of its native speakers marrying those who do not speak Helong, and as a result of coming in contact with the outside community.[1]
References
Helong language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA