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Idalaka language

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Region
  
Glottolog
  
east2733

Native speakers
  
17,000 (2010 census)

Idalaka language

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-Polynesian (MP)Nuclear MP(Central–Eastern)Timor–BabarRamelaicIdalaka

Dialects
  
IdatéIsníLakaleiLolein

ISO 639-3
  
Either:idt – Idatélka – Lakalei

Idalaka is a dialect chain spoken in East Timor. The dialects are spoken in the Ramelau mountains with the exception of endangered Lolein, which is spoken in Dili. Idalaka resembles the Kemak language in that there are archaic features such as personal prefixes in verbs. Idalaka is one of 15 recognized national languages of East Timor. The name is a portmanteau of Idaté and Lakalai.

References

Idalaka language Wikipedia


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