Habun language explained

Habu
Speakers:2,700
Date:2010
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam3:Central–Eastern
Fam4:Timor–Babar
Fam5:Waima'a?
Minority:East Timor
Iso3:hbu
Glotto:habu1241
Glottorefname:Habu
Map:Habun.png
Mapcaption:Distribution of Habun mother-tongue speakers in East Timor

Habu (Habun) is a language spoken in central East Timor.

The classification of Habu is unclear. Structurally, it is Malayo-Polynesian. However, its vocabulary is largely Papuan, similar to that of Makasae.