The Sumba languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family, spoken on Sumba, an island in eastern Indonesia.Asplund, Leif (2010). The Languages of Sumba. Paper presented at the East Nusantara Conference in Kupang. They are closely related to the Hawu-Dhao languages.
Classification A preliminary internal classification by Asplund (2010) recognizes three branches of the Sumba languages:
Sumba Central–East Sumbanese East Sumbanese: Kambera (dialect cluster) Mamboru Central Sumbanese Anakalangu Wanukaka Baliledu-Buawa Wejewa–Lamboya Wejewa Lamboya Kodi–Garo Kodi Garo
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Further reading
External links Sumba at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019).