Aputai
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 150 (Hinton 1990). |
| Region | North central Wetar coast, southwest Maluku, Ilputih village; south central Wetar coast, Lurang village. |
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Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Ilputih, Opotai, Tutunohan |
| Dialects | Ilputih, Lurang, Welemur. Lexical similarity: 93% among dialects, 79% with Perai [wet], 74% with Tugun [tzn], 69% with Ili’uun [ilu], 57% with Talur [ilw]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Extra-Ramelaic, North, Wetar |
| Language use | Welemur dialect has no remaining speakers. Also use Malay [abs]. Ilputih dialect speakers also use Talur. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Swidden agriculturalists: maize. Christian. |
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