Sumba languages
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The Sumba languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family, spoken on Sumba, an island in eastern Indonesia. They are closely related to the Hawu-Dhao languages.
Classification
A preliminary internal classification by Asplund (2010) recognizes three branches of the Sumba languages:
- Sumba Central–East Sumbanese East Sumbanese: Kambera (dialect cluster) Mamboru Central Sumbanese Anakalangu Wanukaka Baliledu-Buawa Wejewa–Lamboya Wejewa Lamboya Kodi–Garo Kodi Garo
Further reading
- Lovestrand, Joey (2021). "Languages of Sumba: State of the field". NUSA. 70: 39–60. doi:.
External links
- at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019).