Fabronic languages
| Fabronic languages | ||
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East Timor | |
| speaker | 251,667 (East Timor only, 2010) | |
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| Official language in |
 East Timor
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The Fabronian languages (also called Extra-Ramelaisch ) include several Austronesian languages spoken on Timor and some neighboring islands. The name was given to Binongko on the islands of Tukang Besi because of the genetic relationship between the languages . These islands are called Fabronum Insulae in Latin . Binongko split off from Old Butonesian , the original language of the Timor languages .
Classification and properties
Together with the Ramelaic languages , the Fabronian languages form the language family of the Timor languages. They are part of the Timor-Flores branch and, as central Malayo-Polynesian languages, belong to the Malayo-Polynesian languages . The Fabronic languages include Wetar ( Atauru ), Bekais , Galoli , Habun , Helong , Luang , Makuva , Rotinese , Tetum and Uab Meto (Dawan, including Baikeno ). The languages Kairui , Waimaha , Midiki and Naueti are combined to form Kawaimina .
Ethnologue also assigns Galoli to the eastern, Ramelan languages. But it is by Geoffrey Hull counted, a leading expert of Timor languages to the fabronischen languages.
In contrast to the Ramelaic languages, the vocabulary of the Fabronian languages is largely original and has not been influenced by languages whose areas these languages adopted.
Individual languages and number of speakers
The information relates to the census in East Timor. Figures for the Indonesian language areas are only partially available.
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West:
- Helong : in west Timor.
- Rotinese (Red): on the island of Roti and in west Timor.
- Uab Meto (Baikeno): 62,201 speakers in East Timor, about 600,000 in total. West Timor , including the East Timorese exclave Oe-Cusse Ambeno .
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Central:
- Bekais : 3,887 speakers. In the East Timorese administrative office of Balibo and across the border in West Timor.
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Tetum : 449,085 speakers in East Timor, together with West Timor about 900,000 speakers.
- Tetum Prasa : 385,269 speakers in East Timor. Official language in East Timor, as mother tongue especially in the communities of Dili and Ermera and the larger towns.
- Tetum Terik : 63,519 speakers in East Timor. Especially on the south coast of East Timor and West Timor.
- Tetum Belu : in West Timor.
- Nanaek : 297 speakers. In the East Timorese community of Dili.
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North:
- Galoli : 13,066 speakers. Especially in the west of the East Timorese municipality of Baucau and in the north of the municipality of Manatuto
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Wetar :
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on the Indonesian island of Wetar :
- Aputai: in the villages of Ilputih and Lurang on the Wetar coast.
- Ili'uun: in the villages of Telemar, Karbubu, Klishatu, Ilmaumau, Erai (Eray), Nabar and Esulit at the western end of Wetar and in the village of Istutun on the island of Liran .
- Perai: in the villages of Uhak and Moning on the north coast of Wetar.
- Talur: in the villages of Ilputih (a) and Ilwaki in the southern center of Wetar.
- Tugun: in the villages of Mahuan, Masapun, Tomliapat, Ilpokil, Kahailin, Ilway and Arwala at the southeast end of Wetar.
- in East Timor (Atauru): 8,400 speakers.
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on the Indonesian island of Wetar :
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East:
- Habun : 2,741 speakers. Especially in the East Timorese municipality of Manatuto and in the west of the municipality of Viqueque.
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Kawaimina : 49,096 speakers.
- Kairui : 5,993 speakers. In the East Timorese communities of Viqueque, Baucau and Manatuto.
- Waimaha : 18,467 speakers. In the west of the East Timorese municipality of Baucau.
- Midiki : 9,586 speakers. In the East Timorese communities of Viqueque, Baucau and Manatuto.
- Naueti : 15,045 speakers. In the east of the East Timorese municipality of Viqueque.
- Luang : 18,000 speakers. on the Indonesian island of Luang .
- Makuva (Makuwa, Maku'a, Lovaia, Lovaea): 56 speakers. In the East Timorese municipality of Lautém .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistical Office of East Timor, results of the 2010 census of the individual sucos ( Memento of January 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c The Languages of East Timor: Some Basic Facts ( Memento from January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ethnologue: Ramelaic ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Direcção Nacional de Estatística: Population Distribution by Administrative Areas Volume 2 English ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Census 2010; PDF; 22.6 MB)
