Masela, West

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mss
Alternate Names
West Marsela
User Population

850 (2007 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: 5 villages on Masela island west tip.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, South, Masela-South Babar
Language Use

Possibly endangered (Florey 2005). Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Shifting to Ambonese Malay [abs]. Also use Indonesian [ind], primarily in government and Christian religious domains.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Masela, West
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian.