Galolen

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A language of East Timor

ISO 639-3

gal

Alternate Names

Galole, Galolem, Galoli, Galolin

User Population

19,400 in East Timor (2020 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 20,080.

Location

Aileu district: small border area southeast; Dili district: 2 enclaves on Atauro island, and Metinaro area; Manatuto district: coast inland to Laclubar area.

Language Maps

Indonesia, Southern Maluku

East Timor

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Nuclear Timor

Dialects

Manatutu (Vila), Wetar (Iliwaki), Lakloo (Lacló), Laleia. Lexical similarity: 94%–98% with dialects, 57% with Aputai [apx], 52% with Tugun [tzn], 51% with Perai [wet] and Ili’uun [ilu].

Language Use

Most also use Tetun Dili [tdt] (Williams-van Klinken et al 2002).

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Galolen

Writing

Latin script [Latn].