Lewotobi language explained

Lewotobi
Also Known As:Lewotobi Lamaholot
States:Indonesia
Region:Flores
Speakers:6,000
Date:no date
Ref:e17
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam3:Central–Eastern
Fam4:Flores–Lembata
Fam5:Lamaholot
Iso3:lwt
Glotto:lewo1244
Glottorefname:Lewotobi

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).[1], in his description of Lewotobi, disputes this, classifying it instead as a dialect of Lamaholot.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Grimes, Charles. A guide to the people and languages of Nusa Tenggara. Artha Wacana Press. 1997. Kupang.