Nila

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: nil
Population: No known L1 speakers. The last speakers completely shifted to Ambon Malay [abs] by 1999 (Van Engelenhoven 2003).
Location:: Maluku province: south central Seram island, 6 villages.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Southwest Maluku, Teun-Nila-Serua, Nila-Serua
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Serua [srw]. Not intelligible with Teun [tve].
Language Use: Shifted to Ambonese Malay [abs].
Other Comments: Government moved them from south central Maluku, due to volcanic activity on their island in 1978 (Florey 2005).

Location: Maluku province: south central Seram island, 6 villages.