Kamang
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A language of Indonesia
Alternate Names
Kamana-Kamang, Waisika, Woisika
User Population
6,000 (Schapper 2014).
Location
East Nusa Tenggara province: central Alor island.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
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.
North central Alor language complex.