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

Sula

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3szn

Population  20,000 (1983 SIL).
Region  North Maluku, Sula Islands, Sulabesi Island; scattered on east and west ends and north coast of Mangole Island, and northeast coast of Buru Island.
Language map  Indonesia, Central Maluku
Alternate names   Sanana
Dialects  Fagudu, Falahu, Facei (FacĂ©). Similar to Mangole [mqc].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, Sula
Language use  Vigorous.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Comments  Muslim.