Ambelau

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
amv
Alternate Names
Amblau
Population

5,700 (1989 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,700.

Location

Central Maluku, Ambelau island off southeast coast of Buru island; Buru coast, Wae Tawa village, opposite Ambelau. 8 villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, Ambelau
Dialects

Not intelligible with Buru [mhs].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ambelau
Other Comments

Schools through junior high on the island. Wild pigs and rocky terrain on Ambelau make cultivation impossible; that is done in Wae Tawa village on Buru Island. Muslim.