^Blust, Robert (2008). "Is There a Bima-Sumba Subgroup?". Oceanic Linguistics. 47 (1): 45–113. doi:10.1353/ol.0.0006. JSTOR 20172340.
Further reading
Gasser, Emily. 2014. Subgrouping in Nusa Tenggara: The case of Bima-Sumba. In Jeffrey Connor-Linton and Luke Wander Amoroso (eds.), Measured Language: Quantitative Studies of Acquisition, Assessment, and Variation, 63-78. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
External links
LexiRumah (part of the Lesser Sunda linguistic databases)
Reconstructing the past through languages of the present: the Lesser Sunda Islands
July 09, 2023
sumba, flores, languages, which, correspond, traditional, bima, sumba, subgroup, minus, bima, proposed, group, austronesian, languages, geographically, central, eastern, malayo, polynesian, languages, spoken, around, islands, sumba, western, central, flores, l. The Sumba Flores languages which correspond to the traditional Bima Sumba subgroup minus Bima are a proposed group of Austronesian languages geographically Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian languages spoken on and around the islands of Sumba and western central Flores in the Lesser Sundas Indonesia The main languages are Manggarai which has half a million speakers on the western third of Flores and Kambera with a quarter million speakers on the eastern half of Sumba Island Sumba FloresGeographicdistributionIndonesia Lesser Sunda Islands Linguistic classificationAustronesianMalayo Polynesian Central Bima Lembata Sumba FloresSubdivisionsSumba Hawu Western FloresGlottologflor1240The Hawu language of Savu Island is suspected of having a non Austronesian substratum but perhaps not to any greater extent than the languages of central and eastern Flores such as Sika or indeed of Central Malayo Polynesian languages in general Contents 1 Classification 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksClassification EditBlust 2008 1 finds moderate support for linking the languages of western and central Flores with Sumba Hawu Sumba Flores Sumba Hawu Hawu Dhao Sumba languages see Western Flores Manggarai Rembong Komodo Manggarai Riung Rembong Rajong Kepo Wae Rana Central Flores Palu e Palu e Central Flores Ende Lio a dialect cluster of Ende Lio Nage Ke o Ngada Ngad a Rongga So a dialect cluster See also EditSumba languages Central Flores languagesReferences Edit Blust Robert 2008 Is There a Bima Sumba Subgroup Oceanic Linguistics 47 1 45 113 doi 10 1353 ol 0 0006 JSTOR 20172340 Further reading EditGasser Emily 2014 Subgrouping in Nusa Tenggara The case of Bima Sumba In Jeffrey Connor Linton and Luke Wander Amoroso eds Measured Language Quantitative Studies of Acquisition Assessment and Variation 63 78 Washington DC Georgetown University Press External links EditLexiRumah part of the Lesser Sunda linguistic databases Reconstructing the past through languages of the present the Lesser Sunda Islands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sumba Flores languages amp oldid 1136247297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
