Bati

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bvt
Alternate Names: Gah
Population: 3,500 (Loski and Loski 1989).
Location:: Maluku province: Seram island east coast between Kian Darat and Keleser towns, inland.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Banda-Geser, Geser-Gorom
Dialects: None known. Related to Geser-Gorom [ges] and Watubela [wah].
Language Use: Also use Geser-Gorom [ges].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bati
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Strong separation of ethnolinguistic identity from Geser-Gorom [ges]. Muslim.

Location: Maluku province: Seram island east coast between Kian Darat and Keleser towns, inland.