Aputai

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: apx
Alternate Names: Ilputih, Opotai, Tutunohan
Population: 150 (Hinton 2000).
Location:: Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency; Wetar island, Banda Sea coast, Ilputih village; Wetar strait coast, Lurang village.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Southwest Maluku, Wetar
Dialects: Ilputih, Lurang, Welemur. Welemur dialect has no remaining speakers. Lexical similarity: 93% among dialects, 79% with Perai [wet], 74% with Tugun [tzn], 69% with Ili’uun [ilu], 57% with Galolen [gal].
Language Use: Influence from Galolen [gal] and Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Many shifted to Galolen [gal], especially Ilputih dialect speakers. Many shifted to Indonesian [ind]. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Aputai
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency; Wetar island, Banda Sea coast, Ilputih village; Wetar strait coast, Lurang village.