Masiwang

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bnf
Alternate Names: Bonfia
Population: 1,000 (1989 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Bula district along Seram island northeast coast.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Masiwang
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 44% with Bobot [bty], 43% with Salas [sgu], 39% with Sepa [spb] and Sou Nama [tlt], 36% with Liana Seti [ste] and Yalahatan [jal].
Language Use: Also use Geser-Gorom [ges]. Used as L2 by Salas [sgu].

Location: Maluku province: Bula district along Seram island northeast coast.