Batuley
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 3,840 (1995 SIL). |
| Region | South Maluku, off the east coast of Wokam Island. 7 villages in Aru on small islands. |
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Indonesia, Southern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Gwataley, Watulai |
| Dialects | Related to Kompane [kvp] to the north and Lola [lcd] to the south, slightly more distant from Dobel [kvo]. Lexical similarity: 70% with Barakai [baj] and Karey [kyd], 81% with Mariri [mqi]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Aru |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian. |
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