Lewotobi is either a separate
Central Malayo-Polynesian language or dialect of
Lamaholot of
Flores
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island in
Indonesia
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. It is presented as a separate language by Ethnologue and Grimes (1997).
, in his description of Lewotobi, disputes this, classifying it instead as a dialect of Lamaholot.
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References
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Flores-Lembata languages
Languages of Indonesia
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