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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: SLP
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| Population | 150,000 (?) (1997 Grimes, Therik, Grimes, Jacob). |
| Region | Lesser Sundas. Used as mother tongue on the eastern tip of Flores, east of the Sika language, and on western Solor. Used as language of wider communication on all of Solor. Adonara Lembata (except the Kedang area) and in enclaves on the northern coast of Pantar, northwest Alor, and surrounding islands. |
| Alternate names | SOLOR, SOLORESE |
| Dialects | WEST LAMAHOLOT (MUHANG, PUKAUNU), LAMAHOLOT (TAKA, LEWOLAGA, ILE MANDIRI, TANJUNG BUNDA, LARANTUKA, RITAEBANG), WEST SOLOR. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Flores-Lembata. |
| Comments | Wide variation among dialects. Possibly up to 10 languages. Keraf (1978) reports 18 distinct languages. The area around Larantuka is multi-ethnic and some people have shifted to Malay. 'Lamaholot-Alor' is used to refer to (1) a lingua franca, (2) any of several Austronesian varieties spoken from eastern Flores to Alor. Language of wider communication. Grammar. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
