Fataluku language
| Fataluku | |
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| Region | Eastern East Timor |
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Native speakers
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37,000 (2010 census) regional usage |
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Trans–New Guinea (TNG)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | fata1247 |
Distribution of Fataluku in East Timor
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Fataluku (also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada) is a Papuan language spoken by approximately 30,000 people of Fataluku ethnicity in the eastern areas of East Timor, especially around Lospalos and a dialect of it, Oirata, is spoken in Kisar, Moluccas in Indonesia. It is a Papuan language, perhaps in the Trans–New Guinea family. It is given the status of a national language under the constitution.
The letter 'c' and the letter combination 'tx' are pronounced as 'ch'.
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