Tela-Masbuar

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tvm
Alternate Names
Masbuar-Tela, Tela’a
User Population

1,050 (2007 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Masbuar and Tela villages on southwest Babar island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, South, Southwest Babar
Language Use

Vigorous. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Used by all. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs], except for cultural domains; children learn the local Malay variety first. Also use Indonesian [ind], primarily in government and Christian religious domains.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tela-Masbuar
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian.