Sasak

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
sas
Alternate Names
Lombok
Population

2,100,000 (1989).

Location

West Nusa Tenggara Province, Lombok island.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa, Sasak-Sumbawa
Dialects

Kuto-Kute (North Sasak), Meno-Mene (Central Sasak), Mriak-Mriku (Central South Sasak), Ngeno-Ngene (Central East Sasak, Central West Sasak), Ngeto-Ngete (Northeast Sasak). Complex dialect network. Some varieties have low mutual intelligibility.

Language Development
Dictionary. NT.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sasak
Writing
Balinese script, extended. Latin script.
Other Comments

Subgroups: Waktu Lima, Waktu Telu. Most Waktu Telu own farms; most Waktu Lima are landless, travel more, and have diverse occupations. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.