Palu’e

PLE

vigorous

Alternate Names: Lu’a, Palue, Paluqe

Dialects: None known. Possible grouping with Ende , and Li’o , languages; marginal intelligibility of Li’o.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Bima-Lembata

Demographics: 10,000 (Grimes et al. 1997).

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.