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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Maluku) > Seit-Kaitetu

Seit-Kaitetu

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3hik

Population  10,200 (1987 SIL).
Region  Central Maluku, Ambon Island north coast, Seit (Seith) and Kaitetu villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Central Maluku
Alternate names   Hila-Kaitetu
Dialects  Seit (Seith), Kaitetu. Lexical similarity: 85% between Kaitetu and Seit dialects. Lexical similarity: 78%–82% with Asilulu [asl], 67%–74% with Tulehu [tlu].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, West, Asilulu
Language use  Vigorous. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs].
Comments  Muslim, Christian.