Seluwasan

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
sws
Alternate Names
Selvasa, Selwasa
User Population

2,840 (2005). 740 Makatian, 2,100 Seluwasan.

Location

Maluku province: Maluku Tenggara Barat regency, Batu Putih, Makatian, Marantutu, and Wermatang villages in Tanimbar island group on Yamdena island southwest coast.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Southeast Maluku, Southern
Dialects

Seluwasan, Makatian. Makatian dialect quite different from others.

Language Use

Possibly endangered (Florey 2005). Some young people, all adults.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Seluwasan
Other Comments

Christian.