Sepa

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
spb
Alternate Names
Tamilouw
User Population

2,600 (1989 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Sepa village on Seram island, and several areas on southwest coast.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 69%–78% with Sou Nama [tlt], 50% with Yalahatan [jal].

Language Use

Used as L2 by South Nuaulu [nxl].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sepa