Kayeli
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A language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Caeli, Cajeli, Gaeli, Kajeli
Population
No known L1 speakers. Last speaker of Leliali dialect died in 1989, and last speaker of Lumaete dialect died in the 1990s.
Location
Maluku province: Buru regency, northeast Buru island, Kayeli bay area.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Classification
Dialects
Kayeli, Leliali (Liliali), Lumaete (Lumaiti, Lumara, Mumaite).
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Shifted to Ambonese Malay [abs] or Lisela [lcl] (Wurm 2007). Muslim.