East Timor

Portuguese

[por] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2002, Constitution, Article 13). 5,700 in East Timor, all users. L1 users: 700 in East Timor (2011 UNSD). L2 users: 5,000 (2006 J. Leclerc).

Tetun Dili

[tdt] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2002, Constitution, Article 13). 424,000, all users. L1 users: 50,000 (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002). L2 users: 374,000 (2020).

5 (Dispersed)

Indonesian

[ind] 5* (Dispersed). 2,400 in East Timor (2011 UNSD).

5 (Developing)

Tetun

[tet] 5* (Developing). De facto language of national identity. 63,500 in East Timor (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 463,500.

6a (Vigorous)

Atauran

[adb] 6a* (Vigorous). 5,000 (2010 census).

Baikeno

[bkx] 6a (Vigorous). 81,700 (2020 World Factbook). Several thousand speakers in Dili and Indonesian west Timor. 15 clans of Nu’af (mountains); 3 clans of Amnesat (plains). Many monolinguals.

Bunak

[bfn] 6a* (Vigorous). 76,000 in East Timor (2020 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 97,000.

Fataluku

[ddg] 6a* (Vigorous). 48,400 (2020 World Factbook).

Galolen

[gal] 6a* (Vigorous). 19,400 in East Timor (2020 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 20,080.

Kemak

[kem] 6a (Vigorous). 80,000 in East Timor (2020 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 90,000.

Makalero

[mjb] 6a (Vigorous). 6,500 (Huber 2011).

Makasae

[mkz] 6a* (Vigorous). 145,000 (2020 World Factbook).

Mambae

[mgm] 6a* (Vigorous). 230,000 (2020 World Factbook).

Nauete

[nxa] 6a* (Vigorous). 19,400 (2020 World Factbook).

Tukudede

[tkd] 6a* (Vigorous). 55,400 (2020 World Factbook).

Welaun

[wlh] 6a (Vigorous). 5,580 in East Timor (2015 census). Ethnic population: 5,580 (2018 O. Edwards). Total users in all countries: 7,080.

6b (Threatened)

Habun

[hbu] 6b (Threatened). 2,700 (2010 census).

Idaté

[idt] 6b* (Threatened). 16,600 (2020 World Factbook).

Kairui-Midiki

[krd] 6b* (Threatened). 16,600 (2020 World Factbook).

Lakalei

[lka] 6b (Threatened). 3,250 (2010 census).

Waima’a

[wmh] 6b* (Threatened). 24,900 (2020 World Factbook).

8b (Nearly extinct)

Makuva

[lva] 8b (Nearly extinct). 56 (2010 census).

10 (Extinct)

Pidgin, Timor

[tvy] 10 (Extinct). No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in the 1960s (1999 G. Hull).

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