Wetarese language
Austronesian language of Wetar, Indonesia
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Wetarese is an Austronesian language of Wetar, an island in the south Maluku, Indonesia, and of the nearby island Liran.[2]
NativetoIndonesia
RegionWetar Island
Native speakers
(11,000 cited 1990–2010)[1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Central–Eastern
- Eastern Lesser Sunda languages
- Timoric
- Wetar–Galoli
- Wetarese
- Wetar–Galoli
- Timoric
- Eastern Lesser Sunda languages
- Central–Eastern
| Wetarese | |
|---|---|
| Wetar | |
| Tutunohan | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Wetar Island |
Native speakers | (11,000 cited 1990–2010)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:apx – Aputaiilu – Iliʼuunwet – Peraitzn – Tugun |
| Glottolog | weta1245 |
| ELP | Aputai |
Background
The four identified principal varieties of Wetarese on Wetar – Aputai, Iliʼuun, Perai and Tugun – are distinct enough that some may consider them to be different languages.
Wetarese is closely related to Galoli (spoken on the north coast of East Timor and by an immigrant community on the south coast of Wetar) and to Atauran (spoken on Atauro island).
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