Hawu language

Hawu
Hawu
Sabu
Pronunciation	[ˈhavu]
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Native speakers	(100,000 cited 1997)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Sumba–Flores Sumba–Hawu Savu Hawu; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Seba (Həɓa); Timu (Dimu); Liae; Mesara (Mehara); Raijua (Raidjua);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hvn
Glottolog	sabu1255
ELP	Hawu
	location of the islands of Savu (Savoe) and Raijua in Indonesia

The Hawu language (Hawu: Lii Hawu) is the language of the Savu people of Savu Island in Indonesia and of Raijua Island off the western tip of Savu. Hawu has been referred to by a variety of names such as Havu, Savu, Sabu, Sawu, and is known to outsiders as Savu or Sabu (thus Havunese, Savunese, Sawunese). Hawu belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, and is most closely related to Dhao (spoken on Rote) and the languages of Sumba. Dhao was once considered a dialect of Hawu, but the two languages are not mutually intelligible.

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