SWS ISO 639-3
Seluwasan
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- sws
- Alternate Names
- Selvasa, Selwasa
- Population
- 2,840 (2005). 740 Makatian, 2,100 Seluwasan.
- Location:
- Maluku province: Maluku Tenggara Barat regency, Batu Putih, Makatian, Marantutu, and Wermatang villages in Tanimbar island group on Yamdena island southwest coast.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Southeast Maluku, Southern
- Dialects
- Seluwasan, Makatian. Makatian dialect quite different from others.
- Language Use
- Possibly endangered (Florey 2005). Some young people, all adults.
- Other Comments
- Christian.
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Location: Maluku province: Maluku Tenggara Barat regency, Batu Putih, Makatian, Marantutu, and Wermatang villages in Tanimbar island group on Yamdena island southwest coast.
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