Lamaholot

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East Nusa Tenggara province: Flores Timur regency; also Solor island; possibly north Pantar coast, northwest Alor, and surrounding islands.

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Malaysia

Language NameLamaholot

User Population

45,000 in Malaysia (2015), decreasing. Ethnic population: 45,000 (2015 A. Supeno). Consulate of Indonesia.

Location

Sabah: scattered.

Alternate Names

Florenese, Om, Orang Timur, Timorese

Dialects

Solor.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

Mixed use: Home, Friends, Religion, Work. Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 40%–60% in Standard Malay [zsm] and Indonesian [ind], 2% in English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Christian.