Latu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
ltu
User Population

2,130 (1982 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Latu village; west Seram island, southwest Elpaputih bay, Point Latu.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East, Seram Straits, Uliase, Hatuhaha, Saparua
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 82%–84% with Saparua [spr] dialects.

Language Use

Many shifting to Saparua [spr].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Latu