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Austronesians in Linguistic Disguise: Fataluku cultural fusion in East Timor

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2007

Authors

McWilliam, Andrew

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between language and cultural practice in the Fataluku language community of East Timor. A Papuan language and member of what is referred to as the Trans New Guinea Phylum (TNGP) of languages, Fataluku society nevertheless exhibits many cultural ideas and practices suggesting a long period of engagement and accommodation to Austronesian cosmopolitanism. The idea that Fataluku speakers are 'Austronesians in disguise' points to the significance of cultural hybridity on the Austronesian boundary.

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Keywords: cultural identity; ethnicity; language; Asia; Eurasia; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malay Archipelago; Southeast Asia; Sunda Isles; Timor; Timor-Leste

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/17484

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ANU Research Publications

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

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Journal article

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10.1017/S0022463407000082

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2037-12-31

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