Sahu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
saj
Alternate Names
Sa’u, Sahu’u, Sau
Autonym
Sahu
User Population

7,500 (Voorhoeve and Visser 1987). 3,500 in Tala’i, 4,000 in Pa’disua.

Location

North Maluku province: Jailolo town area on north Halmahera island.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
West Papuan, North Halmahera, Sahu
Dialects

Pa’disua (Palisua), Tala’i. Reportedly similar to Waioli [wli] and Gamkonora [gak].

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sahu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.