Typical Features of Austronesian Languages in Central/Eastern Indonesia
@article{Klamer2002TypicalFO, title={Typical Features of Austronesian Languages in Central/Eastern Indonesia}, author={Margaretha Anna Flora Klamer}, journal={Oceanic Linguistics}, year={2002}, volume={41}, pages={363 - 383} }
This paper presents a list of typical properties of the languages of Central/ Eastern (C/E) Indonesia, covering roughly the geographical area between Lombok and Papua. It focuses on those characteristics that set apart the C/E Indonesian languages from the Austronesian languages toward the west. A synthesis of recently published data on C/E Indonesian languages, the present paper provides an updated typological window on an area that is relatively under-represented in Austronesian research. It…
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