Kamang

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: woi
Alternate Names: Kamana-Kamang, Waisika, Woisika
Population: 6,000 (Schapper 2014).
Location:: East Nusa Tenggara province: central Alor island.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, West, Timor-Alor-Pantar, Alor-Pantar, Alor
Dialects: Western Kamang, Upland Kamang, Lowland Kamang. Probably more than 1 language.
Typology: SOV; 14 consonants and 10 vowels (5 long, 5 short); stress is largely phonemic; inalienable/alienable possession; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; verb serialization.
Language Use: Shifting to Alor Malay, the local variety of Malay. Some young people, all adults. Children and adolescents are rarely more than passive speakers of their language (Schapper 2014). Also use Abui [abz], mostly by speakers of Western Kamang, and their dialect shows substantive lexical influence from that language (Schapper 2014).
Language Development: Dictionary. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kamang
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: North central Alor language complex.

Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: central Alor island.