Kaibobo

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kzb
Alternate Names
Kaibubu
Population

500 (Collins 1983).

Location

Maluku Province, Kairatu district, Kaibobo, Hatusua, Waisamu, Kamarian, Seruawan, and Tihulale villages. West Seram island, Piru bay area.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East
Dialects

Hatusua, Kaibobo. Related to Lisabata-Nuniali [lcs]. Lexical similarity: 82%–88% between Kaibobo and Hatusua dialect, 75% with Kamarian [kzx], 62%–65% with Saparua [spr], 62% with Luhu [ppr], 61% with Naka’ela [nae].

Language Use

May be shifting to Ambonese Malay [abs] in some villages.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kaibobo
Other Comments

Christian.