The Tanglapui languages are a pair of closely related Papuan languages, Sawila and

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, spoken on the island of Alor, which lies north of

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in south east

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. They have only marginal

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, and are ethnically distinct; nonetheless, the name 'Tanglapui' is used for either language.

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Alor–Pantar languages Languages of Indonesia {{TNG-lang-stub