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

Sepa

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3spb

Population  2,600 (1989 SIL).
Region  Central Maluku, Seram Island, Sepa village.
Language map  Indonesia, Central Maluku
Alternate names   Tamilouw
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 69%–78% with Teluti [tlt], 50% with Yalahatan [jal].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East
Language use  Trade language. Used as L2 by South Nuaulu [nxl].