Mambae
A language of East Timor
| Population | 80,000 in East Timor (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Ethnic population: 80,000. |
| Region | Central Timor mountains, around Ermera, Aileu, and Ainaro. Also in Australia. |
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East Timor |
| Alternate names | Mambai, Manbae |
| Dialects | Damata, Lolei, Manua, Mambai. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Ramelaic, Central |
| Language use | Second most widely spoken language of East Timor. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Christian. |
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