Leti

LTI

shifting

Dialects: None known. Marginal intelligibility and difficulty with written Luang ,. Lexical similarity: 89% with Luang ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Timor-Babar
Southwest Maluku
Luang

Demographics: 7,500 (1995 SIL).

Language Use: No longer spoken by younger generations (Hajek 2006). Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Luang [lex].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Matrilineal. They share historical and cultural heritage with Luang ,, but maintain their own identity and local pride. Christian.