Galoli language

Spoken in

  • Austronesian
  • Malayo - Polynesian languages
  • Central Malayo -Polynesian
  • Timor
  • Fabronische languages
  • Galoli

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The Galoli ( Lo'ok, Galole, Galolen, Glolen, Galóli ) are an ethnic group and language in East Timor with approximately 50,000 members living mainly on the north coast of the district Manatuto. Some residents of the south coast Wetars also speak Galoli. They are the descendants of Timorese who founded a colony here. Their dialect Talo is still evident for Galolisprecher.

Language

Galoli belongs to the Malayo -Polynesian languages. 13,066 East Timorese they give as their native language. Since this region was used as a trading center of many cultures, there are many loan words from other languages ​​, mainly from the Moluccas and the Malay languages ​​. The Catholic Church uses in the region Galoli and has thus set the grammar and vocabulary.

Galoli is closely related to Wetar, although less than this influenced by the Malay. Both languages ​​are each one of the 15 national languages ​​recognized by the Constitution of East Timor.

Language family Manatuto District Maluku Islands Languages of East Timor Adabe language Bunak language Idalaka Kemak language Makasae language Rusenu language Tocodede language Atoni Bunak people Kemak people Mambai
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