Kemak
A language of East Timor
| Population | 50,000 in East Timor (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Population total all countries: 100,000. Ethnic population: 50,000. |
| Region | North central Timor Island border between East Timor and West Timor, mostly east side. Also in Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara). |
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East Timor |
| Alternate names | Ema |
| Dialects | Nogo (Nogo-Nogo), Kemak. Close to Tetun [tet]. Most closely related to Mambae [mgm] and Tukudede [tkd]. Also related to Uab Meto [aoz]. Morris (1992) counts the Nogo dialect as separate from Kemak. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Ramelaic, West |
| Comments | SVO. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)
| Language name | Kemak |
| Population | 50,000 in Indonesia (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Ethnic population: 50,000. |
| Region | North central Timor Island, West and East Timor border area, mostly east side. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Ema |
| Dialects | Nogo (Nogo-Nogo), Kemak. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Christian. |
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