Tulehu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tlu
Alternate Names
Northeast Ambon
Population

18,800 (1987 SIL).

Location

Maluku Province, 4 villages. Ambon island, northeast coast.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

Liang, Tengah-Tengah, Tial, Tulehu. Each dialect is in a separate village. Eastern end of Ambon dialect chain. Lexical similarity: 84%–90% among dialects, 74%–82% with Hitu [htu], 72%–76% with Haruku [hrk].

Language Use

Most over 30 years old.

Other Comments

Muslim, Christian.