Adang language

Adang
Native toIndonesia
RegionAlor Peninsula, Alor Island
Native speakers
12,200 (2013–2014)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
adn  Adang
hmu  Hamap
klz  Kabola
Glottologadan1252
ELPAdang

Adang is a Papuan language of the Timor–Alor–Pantar language family spoken on the island of Alor in Indonesia. The language is agglutinative. The Hamap dialect is sometimes treated as a separate language; on the other hand, Kabola, which is sociolinguistically distinct, is sometimes included. Adang, Hamap, and Kabola are considered a dialect chain. Adang is endangered as fewer speakers raise their children in Adang, instead opting for Indonesian.