Sou Upaa

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
wha
Alternate Names
Manusela, Wahai, Wahinama
User Population

7,000 (1989 SIL).

Location

Maluku province: 30 villages on north Seram island mountain area; south along Teluti bay.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Manusela-Seti
Dialects

Kanikeh, Hatuolu, Maneo, South Sou Upaa. Lexical similarity: 66%–74% between the Kanikeh dialect and other varieties, 67%–75% with Hatuolo, 64%–86% with Maneo, 66%–86% with Maneoratu, 67%–80% with South Sou Upaa; 64%–72% with Huaulu [hud], 42%–61% with Liana Seti [ste], 45% with Saleman [sau].

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use Sou Nama [tlt].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sou Upaa
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.