HVN ISO 639-3
Hawu
Lii Hawu Autonym
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- hvn
- Alternate Names
- Havu, Havunese, Sabu, Savu, Savunese, Sawu, Sawunese
- Autonym
- Lii Hawu
- Population
- 110,000 (1997). About 30,000 outside Sabu Island.
- Location:
- East Nusa Tenggara province: Flores island, Ende area; Raijua and Sawu islands, 3 enclaves; Sumba island, Waingapu and Melolo areas; Timor island, Kupang city.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Sumba-Hawu, Hawu-Dhao
- Dialects
- Seba (Heba), Timu (Dimu), Liae, Mesara (Mehara), Raijua (Raidjua).
- Typology
- Complex phonetics with implosives, glottal, long and short vowels, long and short consonants.
- Language Development
- Grammar. Texts. NT: 2000.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Hawu
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
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Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: Flores island, Ende area; Raijua and Sawu islands, 3 enclaves; Sumba island, Waingapu and Melolo areas; Timor island, Kupang city.
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