Kur

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kuv
User Population

3,180 (2000).

Location

Maluku province: west Kei Kecil district in Kur and surrounding islands southeast.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Teor-Kur
Dialects

Different from Kei [kei]. Boundaries of intelligibility with dialects north and the central dialect, and with Teor [tev] need further investigation. Lexical similarity: 47%–50% with Kei [kei], 71%–83% with Teor [tev], 41% with Watubela [wah], 38% with Geser [ges].

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use Kei [kei].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kur
Other Comments

Muslim.