WEW ISO 639-3
Wejewa
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- wew
- Alternate Names
- Veveva, Waidjewa, Wajewa, West Sumbanese, Wewewa, Wewjewa, Weyewa
- Population
- 55,000 (2011).
- Location:
- East Nusa Tenggara province: west Sumba island interior.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Sumba-Hawu, Sumba
- Dialects
- Weyewa, Lauli (Loli), Tana Righu.
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Lamboya [lmy].
- Language Development
- NT: 1971.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wejewa
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: west Sumba island interior.
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