Lakalei
A language of East Timor
| Population | 5,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Ethnic population: 5,000. |
| Region | Central Timor Island, north of Same, northeast of Ainaro. |
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East Timor |
| Dialects | Similar to Idate [idt], Tetun [tet], Galoli [gal]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Ramelaic, East |
| Comments | Many loanwords from Tetun, Mambae [mgm], and Idate. |
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