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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Maluku) > Masela, West

Masela, West

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3mss

Population  850 (2007 SIL).
Region  South Maluku, Marsela Island. 5 villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Southern Maluku
Alternate names   West Marsela
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, South, Masela-South Babar
Language use  Vigorous. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs] or Indonesian [ind].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments  Christian.