The Sinicized Papora and Hoanya dialects constituted a

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. They were spoken across the middle western side of the island, around Lishui, Chingshui, Shalu, and inland to

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.Ethnologue
/ref> Papora is also spelled ''Papola, Bupuran, Vupuran''; another name is ''Hinapavosa''.

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