Adang language
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| Adang | |
|---|---|
| Hamap | |
| Region | Alor Island |
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Native speakers
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unknown (8,000 cited 1995–2000)[1] |
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Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: adn – Adang hmu – Hamap klz – Kabola |
| Glottolog | adan1252[2] |
The Adang language is spoken on the island of Alor in Indonesia. The language is agglutinative. The Hamap dialect is sometimes treated as a separate language; on the other hand, Kabola, which is sociolinguistically distinct, is sometimes included.
Notes
- ↑ Adang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Hamap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kabola at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Further reading
- Haan, J. W. (2001) The Grammar of Adang: A Papuan Language Spoken on the Island of Alor East Nusa Tenggara – Indonesia (PhD thesis)
