Kafoa, also known asJafoo orHabollat,[1] is aPapuan language ofAlor Island in theAlor archipelago ofIndonesia. Although Kafoa speakers refer to both themselves and their language with the name "Kafoa", this word is not well known in the area.[3][4] Kafoa speakers are frequently multilingual, also speakingAlor Malay,Klon, andAbui, alsoIndonesian as the national language. Children are typically initially taught Alor Malay by their parents and later acquire Kafoa after having reached school age.[3]
^abcBaird, Louise (2017). "Kafoa". In Schapper, Antoinette (ed.).The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 2. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 55–108.
