Kemak | Ethnologue

A language of East Timor

ISO 639: kem
Autonym: Ema
Population: 80,000 in East Timor (2020 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 90,000.
Location:: Bobonaro municipality: Bobonaro town north to Lois river; Cova Lima municipality; Ermera municipality: Atsabe subdistrict.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor
Dialects: Marobo, Haubaa, Kailaku, Maliana, Atsabe (Ermera), Hatolia, Atabae. Most closely related to Mambae [mgm] and Tukudede [tkd].
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Used by all. Most also use Tetun Dili [tdt] (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002). Used as L2 by Welaun [wlh].
Language Development: Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kemak
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Indonesia

Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: Belu regency; north central Timor island, East Timor border area.
Dialects: Nogo (Nogo-Nogo), Kemak.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Bobonaro municipality: Bobonaro town north to Lois river; Cova Lima municipality; Ermera municipality: Atsabe subdistrict.