Buli

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bzq
Population

2,520 (2000).

Location

North Maluku Province, 3 villages. Central Halmahera, Buli bay, north shore.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, South Halmahera, Southeast
Dialects

Buli, Wayamli (Jawanli, Wajamli).

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

Several communities of over 100 dwellings. Muslim, Christian.