East Atadei language

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East Atadei
South Lembata
Native to Indonesia
Region Lembata
Native speakers
7,000 (2008 census) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lmf
Glottolog sout2896
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East Atadei
Coordinates: 8°30′S123°32′E / 8.50°S 123.53°E / -8.50; 123.53

East Atadei, also known as South Lembata from its location, is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of Indonesia spoken in the Atadei District of Lembata, an island east of Flores. [2]

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References

  1. East Atadei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Krauße, Daniel (2016). "A Brief Grammar of the Eastern Atadei Language of Lembata, Indonesia" (PDF). Linguistik Indonesia. 34 (2): 115–116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2017.