Idalaka is a dialect chain spoken in East Timor. The dialects are spoken in the Ramelau mountains with the exception of endangered Lolein, which is spoken in Dili. Idalaka resembles the Kemak language in that there are archaic features such as personal prefixes in verbs. Idalaka is one of 15 recognized national languages of East Timor. The name is a portmanteau of Idaté and Lakalai.

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Idalaka
Region	East Timor
Native speakers	17,000 (2010 census)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Timor–Babar Ramelaic Idalaka
Dialects	Idaté Isní Lakalei Lolein
Official status
Recognised minority language in	East Timor
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: idt – Idaté lka – Lakalei
Glottolog	east2733
Distribution of Idaté mother-tongue speakers in East Timor
Distribution of Lakalai Distribution of Isní Distribution of Lolein Distribution of Idalaka

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