Sabu
A language of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)
| Population | 110,000 (1997). 15,000 to 25,000 outside of Sabu (Wurm and Hattori 1981). |
| Region | Kabupaten Kupang; south of Flores and west of Timor, Sawu and Raijua Islands; Sumba (especially Waingapu and Melolo); Flores Island, Ende; Timor. |
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Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Havunese, Hawu, Savu, Savunese, Sawu, Sawunese |
| Dialects | Seba (Heba), Timu (Dimu), Liae, Mesara (Mehara), Raijua (Raidjua). Similar to Waioli [wli], Gamkonora [gak]. Related to Dhao [nfa]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Bima-Sumba |
| Language development | Grammar. NT: 2000. |
| Comments | Complex phonetics with implosives, glottal, long and short vowels, diphthongs, long and short consonants. Christian, traditional religion (Jengetiu). |
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