Babar, North

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bcd
User Population

1,000 (2007 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Ilwiara, Nakarhamto, and Yatoke villages, northeast Babar island.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, North
Dialects

Dialect variation reported.

Language Use

Home, gardens, ceremonies. Some young people, all adults. Many also use Ambonese Malay [abs], especially those youth who use it as an L1. Also use Indonesian [ind], primarily in government and Christian religious ceremonies.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Babar, North
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian.