Aru languages
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Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
See also: Aymaran languages
| Aru | |
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| Geographic distribution | Aru Islands, Indonesia |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Glottolog | aruu1241 |
The Aru languages are a group of a dozen Austronesian languages spoken on the Aru Islands in Indonesia. None are spoken by more than ten thousand people. Although geographically close to Central Maluku languages, they are not part of that group linguistically (Ross 1995).
Languages
The following classification of the Aru languages is from
References
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ Hughes, Jock (1987). "The languages of Kei, Tanimbar and Aru: Lexicostatistic classification" (PDF). In Soenjono Dardjowidjojo (ed.). Miscellaneous studies of Indonesian and other languages in Indonesia, part 9. NUSA 27. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya. pp. 71–111.
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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