Sawila
A language of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)
| Population | 3,000 (Grimes, Therik, Grimes, Jacob 1997). |
| Region | East Alor Island, between Kula and Wersing. |
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| Alternate names | Tanglapui |
| Dialects | Sawila, Lona, Salimana, Lalamana, Sileba. Marginal intelligibility but structurally similar to Kula [tpg]; distinct historical ethnic identities. |
| Classification | Trans-New Guinea, West, West Timor-Alor-Pantar, Tanglapui |
| Comments | Many current village locations are the result of recent migrations from older locations. Christian, traditional religion. |
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