Babar, North

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bcd
Population: 1,000 (2007 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Ilwiara, Nakarhamto, and Yatoke villages, northeast Babar island.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, North
Dialects: Dialect variation reported.
Language Use: Shifting to a local Malay variety. Home, gardens, ceremonies. Some young people, all adults. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs], with many youth shifting. Also use Indonesian [ind], primarily in government and Christian religious ceremonies.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Babar, North
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Ilwiara, Nakarhamto, and Yatoke villages, northeast Babar island.