Tarangan, East

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tre
Alternate Names
East Trangan, Tarangan Timur
User Population

6,110 (2011 SIL). Population counted in the 12 villages only.

Location

Maluku province: 12 villages in south Aru islands, Tarangan island east coast, and Maikor strait (Sungai Maikor).

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Aru
Dialects

North East Tarangan, South East Tarangan. Lexical similarity: 71% with West Tarangan [txn].

Language Use

Vigorous.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tarangan, East
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.