Lamalera language
Language spoken in Indonesia
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Lembata |
Ethnicity | Lamalera |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2008 census)[1] |
Language family | Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lmr |
Glottolog | lama1278 |
Map of distribution of Lamalera ethnic and language on Lembata Island. |
Lamalera is a Flores–Lembata language used by Lamalera people, traditionally by whalers.[2] The speakers are found in several villages on the southern coast of Lembata Island. This language belongs to the Austronesian languages.
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