Hamap

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
hmu
Population

900.

Location

East Nusa Tenggara Province. Alor island, east Kalabahi bay, around Moru town, 2 villages. Area surrounds Kui [kvd] language area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Alor
Dialects

Said to be intelligible with Adang [adn], but Adang speakers live on Bird’s Head area of Alor, while Hamap speakers live geographically separated from Adang speakers, across the bay. Structural and lexical differences with Adang.

Typology

Verb final, contrast between close and open, e; vowel-initial and glottal-initial words

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hamap
Other Comments

Separate sociopolitical history from Adang. Christian.