Naka’ela

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: nae
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speakers survived into the 1990s (1985 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Taniwel village on Seram island.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Three Rivers, Amalumute, Northwest Seram, Ulat Inai
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 71% with Lisabata-Nuniali [lcs], 66% with Hulung [huk], 63% with Alune [alp].
Other Comments: Formerly lived in 3 villages (Naka’ela, Tanawa, Hatuan) in the mountains then moved down to the coast and resettled in Taniwel village.

Location: Maluku province: Seram Bagian Barat regency, Taniwel village on Seram island.