Sumbawa

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Semawa, Sumbawarese

Population

300,000 (1989).

Location

West Nusa Tenggara Province. Sumbawa island, west of the isthmus, Moyo island off northern coast.

Language Maps

Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

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