Ambelau

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: amv
Alternate Names: Amblau
Population: 5,700 (1989 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,700.
Location:: Maluku province: central Ambelau island; Buru island coast, Wae Tawa village; 8 villages.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, Ambelau
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with Buru [mhs].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ambelau
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Schools through junior high on the island. Wild pigs and rocky terrain on Ambelau make cultivation impossible; that is done in Wae Tawa village on Buru Island. Muslim.

Location: Maluku province: central Ambelau island; Buru island coast, Wae Tawa village; 8 villages.