Galolen

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A language of East Timor

ISO 639-3
gal
Alternate Names
Galole, Galolem, Galoli, Galolin
Population

13,000 in East Timor (2010 census). Population total all countries: 13,680.

Location

North coast between Mambae, Makasae, and Lakloo. Also in Indonesia.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor
Dialects

Lakloo (Lacló), Laleia, Manatutu (Vila), Wetar (Iliwaki). Lexical similarity: 94%-98% with dialects, 57% with Aputai [apx], 52% with Tugun [tzn], 51% with Perai [wet] and Ili’uun [ilu].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Galolen
Writing
Latin script.

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