The Bima-Sumba languages are a group of ten Sumba-Flores languages. The main language is Bima, which has half a million speakers on the eastern half of Sumbawa Island, and is only connected to the Sumba languages with moderate support. The major Sumba language si Kambera, with a quarter million speakers on the eastern half of Sumba Island. The Sabu language of Savu Island is suspected of having a non-Austronesian substratum, as to a lessor extent are some of the Sumba-Flores languages of Flores.

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  • The Bima-Sumba languages are a group of ten Sumba-Flores languages. The main language is Bima, which has half a million speakers on the eastern half of Sumbawa Island, and is only connected to the Sumba languages with moderate support. The major Sumba language si Kambera, with a quarter million speakers on the eastern half of Sumba Island. The Sabu language of Savu Island is suspected of having a non-Austronesian substratum, as to a lessor extent are some of the Sumba-Flores languages of Flores.
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  • Bima
  • Sumba
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  • Austronesian
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  • Bima-Sumba
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  • The Bima-Sumba languages are a group of ten Sumba-Flores languages. The main language is Bima, which has half a million speakers on the eastern half of Sumbawa Island, and is only connected to the Sumba languages with moderate support. The major Sumba language si Kambera, with a quarter million speakers on the eastern half of Sumba Island. The Sabu language of Savu Island is suspected of having a non-Austronesian substratum, as to a lessor extent are some of the Sumba-Flores languages of Flores.
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  • Bima-Sumba languages
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