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

Teluti

A language of Indonesia (Maluku)

ISO 639-3tlt

Population  17,000 (1989 SIL).
Region  Central Maluku, south Seram Island, Teluti Bay.
Language map  Indonesia, Central Maluku
Alternate names   Silen, Taluti, Tehoru, Tihoru, Wolu
Dialects  West Teluti (Haya, Wolu, Tehoru, Tehua), Laha Serani. Lexical similarity: 74%–89% among dialects, 69%–78% with Sepa [spb], 50% with Atamanu.
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 many in Manusela and Seti areas.
Comments  Muslim, Christian.