Naka’ela

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
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User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last known speakers survived into the 1990s (1985 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Taniwel village on Seram island.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Three Rivers, Amalumute, Northwest Seram, Ulat Inai
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 71% with Lisabata-Nuniali [lcs], 66% with Hulung [huk], 63% with Alune [alp].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naka’ela
Other Comments

Formerly lived in 3 villages (Naka’ela, Tanawa, Hatuan) in the mountains then moved down to the coast and resettled in Taniwel village.