Alternate Names: Basa Kupang, Kupang
Dialects: Air Mata, Kupang.
Status Notes: Regional L2.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 200,000 (1997 M. Jacob). L2 users: 100,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Used as L2 by Helong [heg], Lole [llg], Termanu [twu], Tii [txq].
Language Development: Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. Videos. Dictionary. NT: 2007.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Loanwords from several Rote and Chinese languages, Portuguese ,, Uab Meto ,, Sabu ,, Spanish ,, Dutch ,, English ,. Christian, Muslim.