Nusa Laut

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Nusalaut
Population

No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the late 1990s (1989 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,230 (1989 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Maluku Tengah regency, Lease islands and Nusa Laut island in Titawai village.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East, Seram Straits, Uliase, Hatuhaha, Elpaputi
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Saparua [spr], 65% with Amahai [amq].

Language Use

Shifted to Malay [abs].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nusa Laut
Other Comments

Christian.

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