GAL ISO 639-3
Galolen
A language of East Timor
- ISO 639
- gal
- Alternate Names
- Galole, Galolem, Galoli, Galolin
- Population
- 19,400 in East Timor (2020 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 20,080.
- Location:
- Aileu district: small border area southeast; Dili district: 2 enclaves on Atauro island, and Metinaro area; Manatuto district: coast inland to Laclubar area.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor
- Dialects
- Manatutu (Vila), Wetar (Iliwaki), Lakloo (Lacló), Laleia. Lexical similarity: 94%–98% with dialects, 57% with Aputai [apx], 52% with Tugun [tzn], 51% with Perai [wet] and Ili’uun [ilu].
- Language Use
- Most also use Tetun Dili [tdt] (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002).
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Galolen
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Iliwaki village on Wetar island.
- Dialects
- Ilputih, Ilwaki (Iliwaki), Hiay, Talur.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Immigrants from Kisar learned Galolen. Christian. View other languages of Indonesia
Language Name
Galolen
User Population
680 in Indonesia (1990 SIL).
Map
Location: Aileu district: small border area southeast; Dili district: 2 enclaves on Atauro island, and Metinaro area; Manatuto district: coast inland to Laclubar area.
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