Serui-Laut

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
seu
Alternate Names
Arui
Population

1,200 (1987 SIL).

Location

Papua Province, south central Serui island, Nau island south of Serui. 5 villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Yapen, Central-Western
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 82% with Ansus [and], 77% with Ambai [amk].

Language Use

Vigorous.

Other Comments

Christian.