Batuley

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bay
Alternate Names: Gwataley, Watulai
Population: 3,640 (2011 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Aru islands regency, Arafura Sea east coast offshore communities, 7 island villages.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Aru
Dialects: None known. Slightly more distant from Dobel [kvo]. Lexical similarity: 70% with Barakai [baj] and Karey [kyd], 81% with Mariri [mqi].
Language Use: Vigorous.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Batuley
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Maluku province: Aru islands regency, Arafura Sea east coast offshore communities, 7 island villages.