Lolein
Lolein | ||
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Spoken in |
East Timor | |
speaker | 1,155 | |
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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
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 | ||||
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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
- ↑ a b Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.
- ↑ a b Geoffrey Hull : The Languages of East Timor: Some Basic Facts ( January 19, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )