Adonara language

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Adonara
Adonara
Native to Indonesia
Region Adonara, eastern Solor
Native speakers
98,000 (2008) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 adr
Glottolog adon1237

Adonara is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language of the islands of Adonara and Solor, east of Flores in Indonesia.

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References

  1. Adonara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)