Habun

A language of East Timor

ISO 639: hbu
Alternate Names: Habu, Sabu
Population: 2,700 (2010 census).
Location:: Manatuto district: Laclubar subdistrict.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor
Dialects: None known. Reportedly many loanwords from Trans-New Guinea languages similar to Makasae [mkz], but with Austronesian structure. Classification needs further investigation.
Language Use: Potentially endangered because of size and location. Some young people, all adults. Most also use Tetun Dili [tdt] (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002).
Language Development: Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Habun
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Manatuto district: Laclubar subdistrict.