Babar, North
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 1,000 (2007 SIL). |
| Region | South Maluku, northeast Babar Island, east of Timor, Ilwiara, Nakarhamto, Yatoke villages. |
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Indonesia, Southern Maluku |
| Dialects | Reported dialect variation. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, North |
| Language use | Shifting to a local Malay variety. Home, gardens, ceremonies. Also use Malay [abs]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize, cassava; fishermen. Christian. |
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