Hitu
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 16,000 (1987 SIL). |
| Region | Ambon Island, Hitu Peninsula, Wakal, Hitu, Mamala, Morela, Hila. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku |
| Dialects | Wakal, Morela, Mamala, Hitu, Hila. Lexical similarity: 67%–82% with Seit-Kaitetu [hik], 74%–82% with Tulehu [tlu]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East, Seram Straits, Ambon |
| Language use | Moderate to vigorous. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian. |
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