Kambera Language

Kambera (also known as Sumbanese, East Sumbanese, Oost-Sumbaas, Humba, Hilu Humba, East Sumba, and Sumba) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The diphthongs /ai/ and /au/ function phonologically as the long counterparts to /e/ and /o/, respectively. Kambera formerly had /s/, but a sound change occurring around the turn of the 20th century replaced all occurrences of former /s/ with /h/.

Also known as:

  • East Sumbanese,
  • Sumbanese,
  • Oost-sumbaas,
  • Sumba,
  • Humba,
  • Hilu Humba,
  • East Sumba

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  • xbr
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