Taliabu
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 4,520 (2000). 500 to 1,500 in Mangei. |
| Region | North Maluku, Taliabu Island, northwest Mangole, Sula Islands. |
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Indonesia, Central Maluku |
| Alternate names | Taliabo |
| Dialects | Padang (Samada), Mananga, Mangei (Mange’e, Mange, Mang, Soboyo, Sobojo). Dialects 90% or more lexically similar. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, Sula, Taliabo |
| Language use | Positive attitude. |
| Comments | Talo, Seho, Biha, Bono (Mbono) are place names. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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