https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/ 2026-08-17T12:03:53+00:00 https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/ https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2024-06-25T17:41:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/trans-new-guinea/berau-gulf/west-bomberai/timor-alor-pantar/bunaq?rev=1719337266&do=diff Bunaq Timothy Usher, Santa Fe Institute Situation Bunaq (Bunak, Buna', Buna) is spoken by approximately 80,000 people (2009) living in central Timor on both sides of the border between the Bobanaro, Covalima, Ainaro and Manufahi subdistricts of East Timor and the Lamaknen district of Belu regency of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. The origin of the term Bunaq /bunaʔ/ is unknown, but it is used by speakers to refer to themselves. Some speakers in the northeast call themselves Gaiq /ga… text/html 2024-06-25T17:41:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/trans-new-guinea/berau-gulf/west-bomberai/timor-alor-pantar/start?rev=1719337266&do=diff Timor-Alor-Pantar Timothy Usher, Santa Fe Institute Situation The Timor-Alor-Pantar family consists of perhaps twenty one languages spoken on the islands Timor, Alor and Pantar of the Lesser Sunda chain in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province and in the independent state of East Timor (q.v. Schapper 2012: 194, 2014: 1, Holton, Klamer, Kratochvíl, Robinson and Schapper 2012: 87.)