Kambera

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A language of Indonesia

Alternate Names

East Sumba, East Sumbanese, Humba, Kamberaas, Oost-Sumbaas, Sumba, Sumbaasch, Sumbaneesch, Sumbanese, Sumbasch

Hilu Humba

User Population

240,000 (2009).

East Nusa Tenggara province: east Sumba island.

Language Maps

Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Sumba-Hawu, Sumba

Kambera, Melolo, Uma Ratu Nggai (Umbu Ratu Nggai), Lewa, Kanatang, Mangili-Waijelo (Rindi, Wai Jilu, Waidjelu, Waijelo), Southern Sumba. Dialect network. Kambera dialect is widely understood. Lewa and Uma Ratu Nggai dialects have difficulty understanding those from Mangili.

Language Development

Taught as subject in some primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1995.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Kambera

Latin script [Latn].

Christian, traditional religion.