LTU ISO 639-3
Latu
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- ltu
- Population
- 2,130 (1982 SIL).
- Location:
- Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Latu village; west Seram island, southwest Elpaputih bay, Point Latu.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East, Seram Straits, Uliase, Hatuhaha, Saparua
- Dialects
- Lexical similarity: 82%–84% with Saparua [spr] dialects.
- Language Use
- Many shifting to Saparua [spr].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Latu village; west Seram island, southwest Elpaputih bay, Point Latu.
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