Tereweng language

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Tereweng is an Alor–Pantar language spoken by the Tereweng people on Tereweng Island,[2] southeast of Pantar.[3] This language is especially closely related to Blagar, sometimes considered a dialect of it, or more distantly to Retta.[4]

NativetoIndonesia
RegionTereweng Island
EthnicityTereweng
Native speakers
1,100[1]
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Tereweng
Native toIndonesia
RegionTereweng Island
EthnicityTereweng
Native speakers
1,100[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3twg
Glottologtere1277
Languages of the Alor Archipelago; Tereweng is shown in separate blue in the southern part.
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The speakers number around 1,100, most of whom are multilingual, able to speak Alor Malay and Indonesian.[1] Its speakers are mostly Muslims, especially closely related to the Blagar people.[5]

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