Kayeli

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: kzl
Alternate Names: Caeli, Cajeli, Gaeli, Kajeli
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last speaker of Leliali dialect died in 1989, and last speaker of Lumaete dialect died in the 1990s.
Location:: Maluku province: Buru regency, northeast Buru island, Kayeli bay area.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Kayeli
Dialects: Kayeli, Leliali (Liliali), Lumaete (Lumaiti, Lumara, Mumaite).
Language Use: Many shifted to Ambonese Malay [abs] (Wurm 2007). Many shifted to Lisela [lcl] (Wurm 2007).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kayeli
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Maluku province: Buru regency, northeast Buru island, Kayeli bay area.