Makian, East

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mky
Alternate Names
Makian Dalam, Makian Timur
User Population

20,000. 18,000 or more in East Makian, 2,000 or more in Kayoa (1983 SIL).

Location

North Maluku province: Kota Tidore Kepaluan regency; Bacan, Halmahera west coast, Kayoa, south Mori, and Obi islands.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, South Halmahera, East Makian-Gane
Dialects

East Makian, Kayoa (Kajoa). Similar to Gane [gzn].

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Makian, East
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

A volcanic eruption on Makian Island, transmigrations, speakers of other languages in the area and pressure from those languages have taken a toll on vitality. Transmigration project near Kao. Muslim.