Rote–Meto languages
| Rote–Meto | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Indonesia (Rote, western Timor) East Timor (Oecusse) |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Proto-language | Proto-Rote–Meto |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | rote1234 |
Linguistic map of the Timor area. Rote Island is bottom-left. Meto varieties (light olive) are spoken over most of western Timor. Helong (purple) and Kupang Malay (beige) spoken in the western tip of Timor do not belong to the Rote–Meto subgroup. | |
The Rote–Meto languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands. It includes Meto spoken on Timor and the languages of Rote Island.