Tabaru
PrintA language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Tobaru
Population
15,000 (1991 SIL).
Location
North Maluku Province, Ibu, Jailolo, and Oba districts. North Halmahera island.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Adu, Nyeku. Northern dialect is the main one. Dialects mutually inherently intelligible.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2008.
Writing
Latin script.
Christian.