Ambelau
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 5,700 (1989 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,700. |
| Region | Central Maluku, Ambelau Island off southeast coast of Buru Island; Buru coast, Wae Tawa village, opposite Ambelau. 8 villages. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku |
| Alternate names | Amblau |
| Dialects | Not intelligible with Buru [mhs]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, Ambelau |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Schools through junior high on the island. Wild pigs and rocky terrain on Ambelau make cultivation impossible; that is done in Wae Tawa village on Buru Island. Clove cultivation; agriculturalists: vegetables, tubers; copra production. Muslim. |
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