Timor–Alor–Pantar languages
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The Timor–Alor–Pantar (TAP) languages are a family of languages spoken in Timor, Kisar, and the Alor archipelago in Southern Indonesia. It is the westernmost Papuan language family,[2] and one of two such outlier families in east Nusantara (the other being the North Halmahera family).[3]
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Geographic distribution | Timor and neighboring islands |
Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea or independent language family
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Glottolog | timo1261 |
The first classification attempts linked Timor–Alor–Pantar to North Halmahera, as well as other members of the proposed West Papuan phylum.[3] The two families are arguably the only linguistic groups that can be linked to the Papuan families of Melanesia, none of which have demonstrable relatives outside of Oceania.[4] More recent proposals have considered Timor–Alor–Pantar to be part of the Trans–New Guinea phylum.[3] However, Holton and Klamer (2018) classify Timor–Alor–Pantar as an independent language family, as they did not find convincing links with Trans–New Guinea.[5] Usher (2020) finds them to be one of three branches of the West Bomberai family within Trans–New Guinea, with regular sound correspondences.[1]