Hamap

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: hmu
Population: 900.
Location:: East Nusa Tenggara province: Alor island, Moru town area, 2 villages in east Kalabahi bay.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Alor
Dialects: None known. Said to be intelligible with Adang [adn], but Adang speakers live on Bird’s Head area of Alor, while Hamap speakers live geographically separated from Adang speakers, across the bay. Structural and lexical differences with Adang.
Typology: Verb final, contrast between close and open, e; vowel-initial and glottal-initial words.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults.
Other Comments: Separate sociopolitical history from Adang. Christian.

Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: Alor island, Moru town area, 2 villages in east Kalabahi bay.