Bati

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bvt
Alternate Names
Gah
Population

3,500 (Loski and Loski 1989).

Location

Maluku Province. East coast, Seram island between Kian Darat and Keleser towns, inland.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Banda-Geser, Geser-Gorom
Dialects

Related to Geser-Gorom [ges] and Watubela [wah].

Language Use

Also use Geser-Gorom [ges].

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

Strong separation of ethnolinguistic identity from Geser-Gorom [ges]. Muslim.