Serua
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 2,000 (1990 SIL), decreasing. |
| Region | Central Maluku, south central Seram Island, transmigration area. 4 villages. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku Indonesia, Southern Maluku |
| Dialects | Similar to Nila [nil]. Not intelligible with Teun [tve]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Extra-Ramelaic, East, Teun-Nila-Serua, Nila-Serua |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Moved by the government from Serua Island in south central Maluku to Seram because of volcanic activity on their island. |
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