16th edition

US$ 100.00

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

Yamdena

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3: jmd

Population	25,000 (1991 SIL). Ethnic population: 35,000 to 40,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Southeast Maluku, east coast of Yamdena, north tip of Selaru, Adaut village; southwest Yamdena, Latdalam village. 35 villages.
Language map	Indonesia, Southern Maluku
Alternate names	Jamden, Jamdena
Dialects	North Yamdena (Batjas, Watmuri), South Yamdena (Saumlaki, Amdassa). Dialect chain from north to south with 90% lexical similarity between extremes, but with considerable morphological and phonological differences. The southern dialect is more prestigious. Lexical similarity: 90% between the north and south dialects, 47% with Fordata [frd].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Southeast Maluku, Kei-Tanimbar, Yamdena
Language use	Vigorous except for some villages, especially in the north. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs] or Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 2%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

METTLER, Anton; METTLER, Heidi, authors. 1990. Yamdena phonology.

Vernacular Publications

Ee.. mya ma tasingin o ....! (Permainan anak-2 dari Masyarakat Yamdena Timur. 1994.

Nangin tanemprar. 1991.

Pantun tanemprar 1: Pantun dari tanimbar 1. 1991.

Tnyangkwar (Mengenal bahasa Yamdena - Indonesia - Inggeris: Let’s talk Yamdena). 1994.

Yakw kmpweang ma ktwulis Tanempar liriny (Pedoman ejaan baru bahasa Yamdena (Ebby)). 1994.