Sasak
A language of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)
| Population | 2,100,000 (1989). |
| Region | Lombok Island. |
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Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Lombok |
| Dialects | Kuto-Kute (North Sasak), Ngeto-Ngete (Northeast Sasak), Meno-Mene (Central Sasak), Ngeno-Ngene (Central East Sasak, Central West Sasak), Mriak-Mriku (Central South Sasak). Complex dialect network. Some ‘dialects’ have difficult mutual intelligibility. Related to Sumbawa [smw] and Bali [ban]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa, Sasak-Sumbawa |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1948. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Subgroups: Waktu Lima, Waktu Telu. Most Waktu Telu own farms; most Waktu Lima are landless, travel more, and have diverse occupations. Waktu Telu: agriculturalists. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion (Waktu Telu). |
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