Sawila language

Sawila
Tanglapui
Region	Alor Island
Native speakers	3,000 (1997)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea West Trans–New Guinea Alor–Pantar Alor East Tanglapui Sawila
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`swt`
Glottolog	`sawi1256`^[2]

Sawila, or Tanglapui, is a Papuan language of the Moluccas. Dialects are Sawila proper, Lona, Salimana, Lalamana, Sileba.

References

↑ Sawila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Sawila". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

West Trans–New Guinea languages

Dani	Grand Valley Dani Hupla Nduga Nggem Silimo Walak Wano Western Dani Yali

Paniai Lakes	Auye Dao Ekari Moni Wolani

West Bomberai	Baham Karas Iha

East Timor	Fataluku Makalero Makasai Oirata Rusenu

Alor–Pantar	Abui Adang Blagar Kafoa Kamang Klon Kui Kula Retta Sawila Wersing

Others	Bunak Kaera Nedebang Teiwa Western Pantar

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