Fataluku language

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The Fataluku language is a Papuan language spoken primarily in the eastern part of Timor-Leste, especially around the town of Lospalos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Papuan language
Timor-Leste language
language
alternativeName Dagada
Dagaga NERFINISHED
Dagoda NERFINISHED
Fataluku NERFINISHED
Oirata-Fataluku NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Makasae language
Oirata language NERFINISHED
coexistsWith Indonesian language
Portuguese language NERFINISHED
Tetum language NERFINISHED
continent Asia
countryOfficialStatus recognized national language of Timor-Leste
endangermentStatus vulnerable
glottocode fata1245
governingState Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste NERFINISHED
hasBasicWordOrder SOV
hasDomain home and community
local administration in some areas
hasLinguisticArea Timor–Alor–Pantar sprachbund NERFINISHED
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
hasNeighborLanguage Makasae language NERFINISHED
Naueti language NERFINISHED
Tetum language NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory
hasResearchField Areal linguistics of Eastern Indonesia
Papuan linguistics NERFINISHED
hasSpeakerPopulation tens of thousands of speakers
iso639-3Code ddg
languageFamily Papuan languages
Timor–Alor–Pantar languages NERFINISHED
primaryEthnicGroup Fataluku people NERFINISHED
primaryTown Lospalos NERFINISHED
region eastern part of Timor island
spokenIn Lautém Municipality NERFINISHED
Lospalos NERFINISHED
Timor-Leste NERFINISHED
eastern Timor-Leste
subfamily Eastern Timor languages
usedFor daily communication
oral literature
traditional rituals
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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

Wetar language hasNeighboringLanguage Fataluku language
Kisar language isDistinctFrom Fataluku language
Timorese people usesLanguage Fataluku language