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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > East Timor > Fataluku

Fataluku

A language of East Timor

ISO 639-3ddg

Population  30,000 (1989). Ethnic population: 30,000.
Region  East tip of Timor Island around Los Palos.
Language map  East Timor
Alternate names   Dagada, Dagaga, Dagoda’
Dialects  May be related to Oirata [oia] on nearby Kisar Island. Significant dialect variation. May be several languages.
Classification  Trans-New Guinea, West, East Timor, Fataluku-Oirata
Comments  Verb final. Traditional religion, Christian.