Yalahatan
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 1,700 (2004 SIL). approximately 850 in each village. |
| Region | Central Maluku, west Seram, Yalahatan, Haruru villages. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku |
| Alternate names | Atamanu, Awaiya, Jahalatan, Jahalatane |
| Dialects | Slight dialect differences reported between the 2 villages. Lexical similarity: 50%–52% with Sepa [spb], 49%–50% with Teluti [tlt]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Three Rivers |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | The name Atamanu is not known. |
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