Salas

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: sgu
Alternate Names: Lenkaitahe, Liambata, Salas Gunung
Population: 50 (1989 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Seram Bagian Timur regency, Gunung village on Seram island northeast coast.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Manusela-Seti
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 48%–58% with Liana-Seti [ste], 46%–50% with Benggoi [bgy], 35%–46% with Sou Upaa [wha].
Language Use: Shifted to Masiwang [bnf] (Wurm 2007).
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Maluku province: Seram Bagian Timur regency, Gunung village on Seram island northeast coast.