Wersing language
| Wersing | |
|---|---|
| Kolana | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Alor |
Native speakers | 3,700 (1997)[1] |
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Trans–New Guinea (TNG)
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
kvw |
| Glottolog |
wers1238[2] |
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Languages of the Alor Islands. Wersing is shown at four locations around the east coast. | |
The Wersing language, also known as Kolana after its primary dialect, is spoken in scattered settlements around the coast of Alor in Indonesia. Though not closely related, it has cultural connections with Tukudede on the neighboring island of Timor.
References
- ↑ Wersing at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Wersing". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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