Ujir

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
udj
Alternate Names
Udjir
User Population

1,030 (2011 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: Kepulauan-Aru regency; northwest Aru islands on Udjir and Wokam islands.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Kola [kvv] in north Aru, and slightly less with Kola on the west coast of Kola Island.

Language Use

Use declining in Ujir because Malay [abs] used increasingly by outsiders. Use reportedly less in Samang than in Ujir. Shifting to Ambonese Malay [abs].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ujir
Other Comments

Muslim.