Lolein

Lolein
Spoken in	East Timor
speaker	1,155
Linguistic classification	Austronesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages Central Malayo Polynesian Timor-Flores Timor Ramelaic languages Idalaka Isní Lolein
Official status
Other official status in	East Timor ( national language )

Lolein is a sub-dialect of the Malayo-Polynesian language Isní , which is spoken in the vicinity of the East Timorese capital Dili .

Overview

Proportion of Lolein native speakers in the sucos of East Timors

Isní is one of the Austronesian languages grouped together to form the Idalaka languages , which have great similarities. Together they are recognized as a national language in the East Timorese constitution and therefore enjoy special protection. The Idalaka languages ​​are closely related to Tetum and Habun and also have a lot in common with Galoli . Idalaka is also so similar to Kemak that it has some archaic features (e.g. personal prefixes in verbs) that have already disappeared in Mambai and Tokodede .

In the 2015 census, 1,155 East Timorese people named Lolein as their first language.

Lolein is mostly spoken in Acumau and Talitu ( municipality of Aileu ), Becora Leten and Hera ( municipality of Dili ). Immigrants from the Turiscai Administration Office brought him there in the 19th century.

The numbers in Isní and Lolein
number	Isní	Lolein
1	is	isa
2	rua	rua
3	tel	telu
4th	aat	aat
5	lim	lima
6th	no	no
7th	hitu	hitu
8th	ualu	ualu
9	sia	sia
10	sakúl	sakulu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Geoffrey Hull : The Languages ​​of East Timor: Some Basic Facts ( January 19, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )