Manombai
A language of Indonesia (Maluku)
| Population | 7,480 (1995 J. Hughes). |
| Region | Southeast Maluku, Aru Islands, Manombai Strait (Sungai) area as far as Wakua, west coast of Wokam Island, from Wokam village south, 21 villages; Kobror Island, Benjina; west end of Barakai Strait, Maikor Island, Gardakau; east coast of Wokam Island, Kobamar village. May no longer be spoken on Wamar Island. |
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Indonesia, Southern Maluku |
| Alternate names | Manobai, Wamar, Wokam |
| Dialects | Not inherently intelligible with Dobel [kvo]. Lexical similarity: 76% with Lorang [lrn]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Aru |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Christian, Muslim. |
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