Wemale language

Wemale
Wemale
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Maluku
Ethnicity	Wemale people
Native speakers	(6000 cited 2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Central–Eastern MP Central Maluku East Central Maluku Nunusaku Three Rivers Wemale; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	weo
Glottolog	nort2864

Wemale is an Austronesian language spoken on western Seram Island in Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.^[2]

The language is divided into northern and southern dialects, having variants known as Honitetu, Oemale, and Tala.^[1] Northern Wemale is spoken by about 5,000 people, whereas Southern Wemale is spoken by about 3,700 people.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Wemale at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Collins, James T. (1983). The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Pacific Linguistics D-47. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D47.
^ List of languages in Indonesia

Sources

Consolidation of Wemale at SIL

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[e25-1] Wemale at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Collins, James T. (1983). The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Pacific Linguistics D-47. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D47.

[3] List of languages in Indonesia

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Wemale language

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