Bima–Sumba group

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The Bima–Sumba group is a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bima–Sumba 2
Bima–Sumba group canonical 1
Bima–Sumba subgroup 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language subgroup
language group
hasAlternativeName Bima–Sumba languages
Bima–Sumba group
surface form: Bima–Sumba subgroup
hasGeographicDistribution Lesser Sunda Islands
Nusa Tenggara
surface form: Nusa Tenggara region
hasMemberLanguage Anakalangu language
Bima language
Donggo language
Gaura language
Kambera language
Kodi language
Lamboya language
Mamboru language
Wewewa language
surface form: Wadjewa language

Wanukaka language
Wewewa language
surface form: Wejewa language
hasRegion Sumba
surface form: Sumba Island

Sumbawa
surface form: Sumbawa Island
hasTypologicalFeature SVO basic word order (in many member languages)
isStudiedIn comparative Austronesian linguistics
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
locatedIn eastern Indonesia
partOf Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
spokenIn Indonesia
spokenOn Sumba
Sumbawa
subclassOf Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages

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Input
Subject: Bima–Sumba group
Description of subject: The Bima–Sumba group is a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on the islands of Sumbawa and Sumba in eastern Indonesia.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bima–Sumba languages hasAlternativeName Bima–Sumba group
Bima–Sumba group hasAlternativeName Bima–Sumba group
this entity surface form: Bima–Sumba subgroup
Waihonga language subgroup Bima–Sumba group
this entity surface form: Bima–Sumba
Baliledu language subfamily Bima–Sumba group
this entity surface form: Bima–Sumba