Sumba languages
| Sumba | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Indonesia |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sumb1243 |
 The Indonesian island of Sumba, where the Sumba languages are spoken | |
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]
References
- PMID 17913885.
- ^ a b Asplund, Leif (2010). The Languages of Sumba. Paper presented at the East Nusantara Conference in Kupang.
- S2CID 144311741.
- ^ Verdizade, Allahverdi (2019). Selected topics in the phonology and morphosyntax of Laboya: A field study (MA thesis). Stockholm University.
Further reading
- Lovestrand, Joey (2021). "Languages of Sumba: State of the field". NUSA. 70: 39–60. doi:10.15026/100089.
External links
- Sumba at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019).