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Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
The Sumba languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family, spoken on Sumba, an island in eastern Indonesia.[1][2] They are closely related to the Hawu–Dhao languages.[3]
Classification
A preliminary internal classification by Asplund (2010) recognizes three branches of the Sumba languages:[2][4]
- Sumba
- Central–East Sumbanese
- Wejewa–Lamboya
- Kodi–Garo
References
Further reading
- Lovestrand, Joey (2021). "Languages of Sumba: State of the field". NUSA. 70: 39–60. .
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