Timoric languages

Timoric
Geographic
distribution
Indonesia
East Timor
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Proto-languageProto-Timoric
Subdivisions(disputed)

The Timoric languages are a group of Austronesian languages (belonging to the Central–Eastern subgroup) spoken on the islands of Timor, neighboring Wetar, and (depending on the classification) Southwest Maluku to the east.

Within the group, the languages with the most speakers are Uab Meto of West Timor, Indonesia and Tetum of East Timor, each with about half a million speakers, though in addition Tetum is an official language and a lingua franca among non-Tetum East Timorese.


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