Lewo Eleng language

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Lewo Eleng
Native to Indonesia
Region Lembata
Native speakers
4,000 (2008 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lwe
Glottolog lewo1243

Lewo Eleng is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of the island of Lembata, east of Flores in Indonesia.

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LWE may denote:

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References

  1. Lewo Eleng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)