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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Maluku) > Gane

Gane

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3gzn

Population  2,900 (1982 D. Teljeur).
Region  North Maluku, Halmahera Island, south southern peninsula.
Language map  Indonesia, Northern Maluku
Alternate names   Gani, Giman
Dialects  Similar to East Makian [mky], Kayoa, a dialect of East Makian [mky].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, South Halmahera, East Makian-Gane
Language use  Positive attitude.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments  Muslim.