Kemak

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A language of East Timor

ISO 639-3
kem
Alternate Names
Ema
Population

62,000 in East Timor (2010 census). Population total all countries: 72,000.

Location

North central Timor island border between East Timor and West Timor, mostly east. Also in Indonesia.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Kemak, Nogo (Nogo-Nogo). Most closely related to Mambae [mgm] and Tukudede [tkd].

Typology

SVO

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kemak
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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