Nila

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
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User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speakers completely shifted to Ambon Malay [abs] by 1999 (Van Engelenhoven 2003).

Location

Maluku province: south central Seram island, 6 villages.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Southwest Maluku, Teun-Nila-Serua, Nila-Serua
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Serua [srw]. Not intelligible with Teun [tve].

Language Use

Shifted to Ambonese Malay [abs].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nila
Other Comments

Government moved them from south central Maluku, due to volcanic activity on their island in 1978 (Florey 2005).