Sahu | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: saj
Alternate Names: Sa’u, Sahu’u, Sau
Autonym: Sahu
Population: 7,500 (Voorhoeve and Visser 1987). 3,500 in Tala’i, 4,000 in Pa’disua.
Location:: North Maluku province: Jailolo town area on north Halmahera island.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: West Papuan, North Halmahera, Sahu
Dialects: Pa’disua (Palisua), Tala’i. Reportedly similar to Waioli [wli] and Gamkonora [gak].
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sahu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.

Location: North Maluku province: Jailolo town area on north Halmahera island.