Yalahatan

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Atamanu, Awaiya, Jahalatan, Jahalatane

Population

1,700 (2004 SIL).

Location

Maluku Province, south central Seram island, coastal area west of Teluti bay.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Slight dialect differences reported between the 2 villages. Lexical similarity: 50%–52% with Sepa [spb], 49%–50% with Teluti [tlt].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

The name Atamanu is not currently known.