Masiwang
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 1,000 (1989 SIL). |
| Region | Central Maluku, Bula District, Seram Island, Waru Bay area. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku |
| Alternate names | Bonfia |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 44% with Bobot [bty], 43% with Salas [sgu], 39% with Sepa [spb] and Teluti [tlt], 36% with Liana Seti [ste] and Atamanu. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Masiwang |
| Language use | Used by Salas as L2. Some also use Geser-Gorom [ges]. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
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