Talur
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 680 (1990 SIL). |
| Region | Southwest Maluku, south central Wetar Island north of East Timor, Hiay, Ilputih, Ilwaki villages. |
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Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Galoleng, Iliwaki, Ilmedu, Ilwaki, Lir Talo |
| Dialects | Ilputih, Ilwaki (Iliwaki), Hiay. Lexical similarity: 94%-98% between dialects, 86% with Galoli [gal] in East Timor, 57% with Aputai [apx], 52% with Tugun [tzn], 51% with Perai [wet] and Ili’uun [ilu]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Extra-Ramelaic, North, Wetar |
| Language use | Also use Malay [abs]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Immigrants from Kisar learned Talur. Swidden agriculturalists: maize. Christian. |
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