Sepa

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Tamilouw

Population

2,600 (1989 SIL).

Location

Maluku Province, Sepa village. Seram island, several enclaves along southwest coast between Elapaputih and Teluti bays.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 69%–78% with Teluti [tlt], 50% with Yalahatan [jal].

Language Use

Used as L2 by South Nuaulu [nxl].

Language Resources