Sawila language

Sawila
Sawila
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Alor Island
Native speakers	3,000 (2014)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea ? West Bomberai ? Timor–Alor–Pantar Alor–Pantar Alor East Tanglapui Sawila; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	swt
Glottolog	sawi1256
ELP	Sawila

Sawila, or Tanglapui, is a Papuan language of the Alor archipelago. Dialects are Sawila proper, Lona, Salimana, Lalamana, Sileba. Sawila speakers refer to their language as Manata.

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