Kemak language

Kemak
RegionEast Timor
EthnicityKemak
Native speakers
72,000 (2010 census)[1]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3kem
Glottologkema1243
ELPKemak
Distribution of Kemak mother-tongue speakers in East Timor

Kemak is a language spoken in East Timor and in the border region of Indonesian West Timor. An alternate name is Ema. It is most closely related to Tocodede and Mambai. It has the status of one of the national languages in the East Timor constitution, besides the official languages of Portuguese and Tetum. The number of speakers has fallen in recent years.

  1. ^ Kemak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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