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Abui language information


Abui
Abui tanga
RegionAlor Island
EthnicityAbui
Native speakers
(16,000? cited 1981)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea ?
  • West Bomberai ?
    • Timor–Alor–Pantar
      • Alor–Pantar
        • Alor
          • Abui
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3abz
Glottologabui1241
ELPAbui

Abui is a non-Austronesian language of the Alor Archipelago. It is spoken in the central part of Alor Island in Eastern Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province by the Abui people. The native name in the Takalelang dialect is Abui tanga which literally translates as 'mountain language'.

  1. ^ Wurm, Stephen A.; Hattori, Shirô (1981). Language Atlas of the Pacific Area. Canberra: Australian Academy of the Humanities.

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