Tela-Masbuar
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 1,050 (2007 SIL). |
| Region | South Maluku, southwest Babar Island, Tela, Masbuar villages. |
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Indonesia, Southern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Masbuar-Tela, Tela’a |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, South, Southwest Babar |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs] or Indonesian [ind]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize, cassava; fishermen; small scale eucalyptus oil production. Christian. |
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