Hamap
A language of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)
| Population | 1,290 (2000). |
| Region | Kalabahi Bay, across from Kalabahi City, Moru town area. 2 villages. Migration in 1947 from Mo’eng, a few kilometers south. Still on their traditional land, but now in an interethnic community with the Kui [kvd]. |
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| Dialects | Said to be intelligible with the Adang-Aimoli dialect of Kabola [klz], but ‘Kabola’ is associated with the Bird’s Head area of Alor. Structural and lexical differences with Kabola. |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, West, West Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Alor |
| Comments | Separate sociopolitical history from Kabola. Some intermarriage. Verb final contrast between close and open [e]; vowel-initial and glottal-initial words. Christian. |
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