Kaibobo

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
kzb
Alternate Names
Kaibubu
User Population

500 (Collins 1983).

Location

Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Kairatu sub-district, Hatusua, Kaibobo, Kamarian, Seruawan, Tihulale, and Waisamu villages; west Seram island, north Piru bay area.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East
Dialects

Kaibobo, Hatusua. Lexical similarity: 82%–88% between Kaibobo and Hatusua dialect, 75% with Kamarian [kzx], 62%–65% with Saparua [spr], 62% with Luhu [lcq], 61% with Naka’ela [nae].

Language Use

Shifted to Ambonese Malay [abs].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kaibobo
Other Comments

Christian.