IDATÉ: a language of Timor Lorosae

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: IDT

ISO 639-2: map

Population 5,000 (?) in ethnic group (1981 Wurm and Hattori). 
Region Central east Timor Island, mountains of part of the Laclubar area, surrounded by the Mambae, Galoli, Kairui, and Tetun.
Classification Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Nuclear Timor, East.
Comments Closest to Lakalei and Galoli. Mountain slope.

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