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ALSO KNOWN AS		Galole, Galolen
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Timor
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gal
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Lakloo (Lació) Laleia Manatutu (Vila) Wetar (Iliwaki) Galoli Na Nahek Hahak Edi Baba Dadua
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Information from: “Personal Communication on Rikou” . Kaufman, Daniel (2012)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
13,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2010

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Galoli is used by older speakers in most domains, but younger speakers are increasingly using Tetun and Indonesian in most spheres of life.

Intergenerational transmission of specialized traditional knowledge and vocabulary is breaking down, and there is strong evidence that younger speakers (under 40) are not using full inflectional paradigms. Speakers in Dili generally have only an emblematic command of the language.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

No official status or support in either East Timor or Indonesia.

PLACES: Manatuto, Timorleste; Wetar, Indonesia

50,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981)
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
50,000

			Glottolog				http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.										-8.61, 125.96
July 21		2012	Personal Communication on Rikou					Kaufman, Daniel	Kaufman, Daniel. Personal Communication on Rikou. July 21, 2012.			13,000	2010	10000-99999	No official status or support in either East Timor or Indonesia.	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Galoli is used by older speakers in most domains, but younger speakers are increasingly using Tetun and Indonesian in most spheres of life. Intergenerational transmission of specialized traditional knowledge and vocabulary is breaking down, and there is strong evidence that younger speakers (under 40) are not using full inflectional paradigms. Speakers in Dili generally have only an emblematic command of the language.	Manatuto, Timorleste; Wetar, Indonesia	-8.58, 126.00
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	50,000	50,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981)

Galoli

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

13,000

50,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981)

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Galoli

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

13,000

50,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981)

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