Manipa

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mqp
Alternate Names
Soow Huhelia
User Population

1,500 (Voorhoeve and Collins 1981).

Location

Maluku province: Central Maluku regency, 4 villages on Manipa island, west of Seram island.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Luhu [lcq], 60%–62% with Hitu [htu], 60%–61% with Tulehu [tlu] and Asilulu [asl], 58%–61% with Seit-Kaitetu [hik], 55%–60% with Larike-Wakasihu [alo], 56% with Boano [bzn] and Kaibobo [kzb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manipa
Other Comments

Muslim.