Tabaru | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tby
Alternate Names: Tobaru
Autonym: Tabaru
Population: 15,000 (1991 SIL).
Location:: North Maluku province: West Halmahera regency, Ibu, Jailolo, and Oba sub-districts.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: West Papuan, North Halmahera, Galela-Loloda
Dialects: Adu, Nyeku. Northern dialect is the main one. Dialects mutually inherently intelligible.
Language Use: Also use Indonesian [ind]. Also use North Moluccan Malay [max].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tabaru
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: North Maluku province: West Halmahera regency, Ibu, Jailolo, and Oba sub-districts.