Tugun

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tzn
Alternate Names
Mahuan, Tutunohan
Population

1,200 (1990 SIL). 1% monolinguals.

Location

Southwestern Maluku Province, Mahuan, Masapun, Tomliapat, Ilpokil, Kahailin, Ilway, and Arwala villages. Wetar island west of Barat Daya archipelago; southeast end of island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Southwest Maluku, Wetar
Dialects

Arwala, Ilpokil, Kahailin Ilway, Mahuan, Masapua, Tomliapat. Lexical similarity: 92%–97% among dialects, 76% with Perai [wet], 74% with Aputai [apx], 73% with Ili’uun [ilu], 52% with Galolen [gal].

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, local commerce, oral tradition. Positive attitudes. Most also use Indonesian [ind] or Ambonese Malay [abs].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.