Flores–Lembata languages
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The generally accepted defined Flores–Lembata languages are:
- Kedang
- Sika
- Lamaholot
In addition, the following is often grouped either as a dialect of Lamaholot or its own language:
- Adonara
- Alorese
Lamaholot is a dialect chain. Ethnologue treats ten varieties as distinct languages.
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Classification
Elias (2017) proposes the following internal classification of Flores-Lembata.
- Flores-Lembata
- Sika-Hewa
- Sika
- Hewa
- Kedang-Lamaholot
- Kedang
- Lamaholot
- Central Lamaholot
- Eastern-Western Lamaholot
- Eastern Lamaholot
- Alorese-Western Lamaholot
- Alorese
- Western Lamaholot
- Sika-Hewa
Linguistic areas are:
- East Lembata: Kedan, Eastern Lamaholot
- Sedentary Lembata: Eastern Lamaholot, Alorese, Western Lamaholot, Central Lamaholot