Masiwang

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bnf
Alternate Names
Bonfia
User Population

1,000 (1989 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Bula district along Seram island northeast coast.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Masiwang
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 44% with Bobot [bty], 43% with Salas [sgu], 39% with Sepa [spb] and Sou Nama [tlt], 36% with Liana Seti [ste] and Yalahatan [jal].

Language Use

Also use Geser-Gorom [ges]. Used as L2 by Salas [sgu].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Masiwang