Ethnologue

Sepa

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Tamilouw

Population

2,600 (1989 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Sepa village on Seram island, and several areas on southwest coast.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 69%–78% with Sou Nama [tlt], 50% with Yalahatan [jal].

Language Use

Used as L2 by South Nuaulu [nxl].

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