Mingar language

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Mingar
West Lembata
Native to Indonesia
Region Lembata
Native speakers
8,000 (2008 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lmj
Glottolog west2541

West Lembata, also known as Mingar, is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of the island of Lembata, east of Flores in Indonesia.

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References

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