Ethnologue

Karey

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kerei, Krei

Population

610 (2011 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Tarangan island southeast coast, Karey valley in Aru Islands.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with East Tarangan [tre] and Batuley [bay].

Language Use

Vigorous.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.