Asilulu
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 8,760 (1987 SIL). |
| Region | Northwest Ambon Island, Asilulu, Ureng, Negeri Lima villages; some in West Seram, Hoamoal Peninsula, south coast. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku |
| Dialects | Asilulu, Ureng, Negeri Lima (Lima, Henalima). Lexical similarity: 88% between Asilulu and the Negeri Lima dialect, 78%–82% with Seit-Kaitetu [hik], 72%–73% with the Wakal dialect of Hitu [htu], 67%–72% with Larike-Wakasihu [alo], 71%–73% with Luhu [lcq] on Seram. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, West, Asilulu |
| Language use | Trade language. Spoken as L2 in northwest Ambon, north and west Seram, Manipa, Boano, Kelang islands. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. |
| Comments | Muslim. |
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