| Population |
17,000 (1989 SIL). |
| Region |
Central Maluku, south Seram Island, Teluti Bay. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Central Maluku
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| 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. |