Lewotobi language

Lewotobi
Lewotobi
Lewotobi Lamaholot
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Flores
Native speakers	(undated figure of 6,000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Flores–Lembata Lamaholot Lewotobi; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lwt
Glottolog	lewo1244

Last updated September 02, 2025

Lewotobi is either a separate Central Malayo-Polynesian language or dialect of Lamaholot of Flores island in Indonesia. It is presented as a separate language by Ethnologue and Grimes (1997).^[2] Nagaya (2011), in his description of Lewotobi, disputes this, classifying it instead as a dialect of Lamaholot.

Notes

↑ Lewotobi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ Grimes, Charles (1997). A guide to the people and languages of Nusa Tenggara (PDF). Kupang: Artha Wacana Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

References

Nagaya, Naonori (2011). The Lamaholot Language of Eastern Indonesia (Ph.D. thesis). Rice University. hdl: 1911/70366 .

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[e17-1] Lewotobi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[2] Grimes, Charles (1997). A guide to the people and languages of Nusa Tenggara (PDF). Kupang: Artha Wacana Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

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