Flores–Lembata languages
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The Flores–Lembata languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken on the islands of Flores and Lembata in eastern Indonesia, known for their distinctive phonological and grammatical features within the region.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Austronesian languages subgroup
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language subgroup → |
| arealRelation |
contact with Papuan languages of eastern Indonesia
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part of the Lesser Sunda Islands linguistic area → |
| hasApproximateNumberOfLanguages |
over 10
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| hasClassificationStatus |
widely accepted in Austronesian comparative linguistics
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| hasEthnologueMacroArea |
Papunesia
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| hasGlottologCode |
flor1249
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| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verbal morphology in some member languages
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contrastive vowel length in some member languages → distinctive phonological systems compared to neighboring Austronesian languages → pronominal systems with inclusive–exclusive distinction in some member languages → rich consonant inventories in some member languages → |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
predominantly SVO word order
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| hasMember |
Bajawa language
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Ende language → Hewa language → Kedang language → Keo language → Krowe dialect cluster → Lamaholot language → Lewotobi dialect cluster → Lio language → Nage language → Ngadha language → Paluweh language → Sawu language → Sika language → |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Bima–Sumba languages
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Central Malayo-Polynesian languages of Alor–Pantar area → Timor–Babar languages → |
| hasRegion |
Adonara Island
NERFINISHED
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Lembata Island → Solor Island NERFINISHED → central Flores → eastern Flores → western Flores → |
| hasResearchField |
Austronesian comparative linguistics
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historical linguistics → |
| hasStatus |
many member languages are under-documented
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several member languages are endangered → |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
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| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC+8
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| partOf |
Austronesian languages
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| spokenIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
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Flores → Indonesia → Lembata → |
| subclassOf |
Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Austronesian languages
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Austronesian languages ("Flores–Lembata languages subgroup") → |
hasSubfamily |
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Central Malayo-Polynesian languages
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hasSubgroup |
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Flores
("Central Flores languages")
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languageGroup |