Mambae

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Mambae is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the central and eastern regions of Timor-Leste.

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Mambae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
language
continent Asia
country Timor-Leste NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution central Timor-Leste highlands
eastern Timor-Leste highlands
hasAlternativeName Mambae language NERFINISHED
Mambai NERFINISHED
hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers 100000+
hasDialects Yes
hasISO639-3Code mgm
hasPhonologicalType consonant–vowel (CV)-dominant syllable structure
isRecognizedAs national language of Timor-Leste
isSpokenBy Mambae people NERFINISHED
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
neighboringLanguage Kemak NERFINISHED
Tetum NERFINISHED
Tokodede NERFINISHED
region Timor island NERFINISHED
spokenIn Timor-Leste NERFINISHED
spokenPrimarilyIn central regions of Timor-Leste
eastern regions of Timor-Leste
subfamilyOf Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
typologicalFeature basic SVO word order (with variation)
uses prepositions
usedAlongside Portuguese NERFINISHED
Tetum NERFINISHED
usedFor daily communication
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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