Timor–Babar languages

E32631
Austronesian languages subgroup language family

The Timor–Babar languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Timor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, noted for their complex phonologies and diverse grammatical structures.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Nuclear Timor languages 0 1
Timor–Babar languages subgroup 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian languages subgroup →
language family →
arealContactWith Alor–Pantar languages →
Papuan languages of Timor →
non-Austronesian Timor–Alor–Pantar languages →
geographicDistribution Lesser Sunda Islands →
hasLinguisticFeature Austronesian alignment patterns →
complex phonologies →
complex verb morphology →
diverse grammatical structures →
infixation →
numeral classifiers in some languages →
postposed possessors →
prefixation →
preposed possessors →
pronominal systems with clusivity distinctions →
reduplication →
rich consonant inventories →
serial verb constructions →
suffixation →
vowel contrasts →
hasMember Babar languages →
Dadu'a language →
Dawan language →
Galoli language →
Helong language →
Kemak language →
Kisar language →
Kisar–Wetar languages →
Mambae language →
Timor–Babar languages self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Nuclear Timor languages

Rote languages →
Sawunese language →
Southwest Maluku languages →
Tetun language →
Tokodede language →
Wetar language →
languageFamilyColor Austronesian languages →
surface form: Austronesian
partOf Austronesian languages →
proposedBy linguists studying Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian subgrouping →
recognizedIn Austronesian linguistics →
surface form: Austronesian comparative linguistics
region Maritime Southeast Asia →
Southeast Asia →
spokenIn Babar Islands →
Maluku Islands →
surface form: Maluku

Tanimbar Islands →
Timor →
eastern Indonesia →
subclassOf Central Malayo-Polynesian languages →
surface form: Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages

Referenced by (4)

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

Timor–Babar languages → hasMember → Timor–Babar languages self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Nuclear Timor languages
Flores–Lembata languages → hasNeighboringGroup → Timor–Babar languages →
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Timor–Babar languages →
Austronesian languages → hasSubfamily → Timor–Babar languages →
this entity surface form: Timor–Babar languages subgroup