SPB ISO 639-3
Sepa
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- spb
- Alternate Names
- Tamilouw
- Population
- 2,600 (1989 SIL).
- Location:
- Maluku province: Sepa village on Seram island, and several areas on southwest coast.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 69%–78% with Sou Nama [tlt], 50% with Yalahatan [jal].
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by South Nuaulu [nxl].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Maluku province: Sepa village on Seram island, and several areas on southwest coast.
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