Pantar, Western

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: lev
Alternate Names: Lamma, Lamma’, Lemma, Mauta, Pantar Barat
Population: 10,800 (Holton 2015). Ethnic population: 10,800.
Location:: East Nusa Tenggara province: west Pantar island.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Pantar
Dialects: Lamma’, Tubbe, Mauta.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; noun head initial; numeral classifiers; aspect particles and prefixes; 16 consonants and 5 vowels; alienable/inalienable possession; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; serial verb constructions.
Language Development: Dictionary.

Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: west Pantar island.