Perai
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 280 (Hinton 2000). |
| Region | Southwest Maluku, Wetar Island northeast coast, north of Timor, Uhak and Moning villages. |
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Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Tutunohan |
| Dialects | Moning, Uhak. Lexical similarity: 93% among dialects, 79% with Aputai [apx], 76% with Tugun [tzn], 67% with Ili’uun [ilu], 51% with Talur [ilw]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Timor, Extra-Ramelaic, North, Wetar |
| Language use | Most also use Malay [abs]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. |
| Comments | Intermarry with the Kisar [kje]. Swidden agriculturalists: maize. Christian. |
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