Idalaka language

Idalaka
RegionEast Timor
Native speakers
17,000 (2010 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Idaté
  • Isní
  • Lakalei
  • Lolein
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
idt – Idaté
lka – Lakalei
Glottologeast2733
Distribution of Idaté mother-tongue speakers in East Timor
Distribution of Lakalai

Distribution of Isní

Distribution of Lolein

Distribution of Idalaka

Idalaka (Portuguese: Idalaca) is a Malayo-Polynesian dialect chain spoken in East Timor. The name is a portmanteau of Idaté and Lakalai.

  1. ^ Idaté at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Lakalei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)