Watubela
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 4,000 (1990 SIL). |
| Region | East central Maluku, Watubela Islands, north of Kur Island. |
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Indonesia, Southern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Esiriun, Kasiui, Kasui, Kesui, Matabello, Snabi Watubela, Wesi |
| Dialects | Tamher Timur, Sulmelang. Lexical similarity: 77% between dialects, 51%–61% with Geser-Gorom [ges], 41% with Teor [tev] and Kur [kuv], 37% with Bobot [bty], 34% with Masiwang [bnf]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Banda-Geser, Geser-Gorom |
| Language use | Many also use Geser-Gorom [ges]. |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian. |
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