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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Maluku) > Dawera-Daweloor

Dawera-Daweloor

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3ddw

Population  1,270 (2007 SIL).
Region  South Maluku, Dawelor Island, Wiratan, Watuwei and Nurnyaman; Dawera Island, Welora, Letmasa and Ilmarang northeast of Babar Island.
Language map  Indonesia, Southern Maluku
Alternate names   Davelor
Dialects  Minor dialect differences.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, North
Language use  Shifting to a local Malay variety. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments  Agriculturalists: maize, cassava; fishermen. Christian.