Habun

HBU

threatened

Alternate Names: Habu

Dialects: None known. Reportedly many loanwords from Trans-New Guinea languages similar to Makasae ,, but with Austronesian structure. Classification needs further investigation.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Timor-Babar
Nuclear Timor

Demographics: 2,700 (2010 census).

Language Use: Potentially endangered because of size and location.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: East Timor