Habun language
Habu (Habun) is a language spoken in central East Timor.
| Habu | |
|---|---|
| Region | East Timor |
Native speakers | 2,700 (2010)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hbu |
| Glottolog | habu1241[2] |
 Distribution of Habun mother-tongue speakers in East Timor | |
The classification of Habu is unclear. Structurally, it is Malayo-Polynesian. However, its vocabulary is largely Papuan, similar to that of Makasae.
References
- Habu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Habu". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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