Tulehu

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tlu
Alternate Names: Northeast Ambon, Sou Amana Teru
Population: 10,000 (Musgrave 2010).
Location:: Maluku province: Maluku Tengah regency, Ambon island, Liang, Tulehu, Tengah-tengah, and Tial villages.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Seram, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East, Seram Straits, Ambon
Dialects: Tulehu, Liang, Tengah-Tengah, Tial. Each dialect is in a separate village. Eastern end of Ambon dialect chain. Lexical similarity: 84%–90% among dialects, 74%–82% with Hitu [htu], 72%–76% with Haruku [hrk].
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Adults only. Shifting to Ambonese Malay [abs].
Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.

Location: Maluku province: Maluku Tengah regency, Ambon island, Liang, Tulehu, Tengah-tengah, and Tial villages.