Tela-Masbuar

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tvm
Alternate Names: Masbuar-Tela, Tela’a
Population: 1,050 (2007 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Masbuar and Tela villages on southwest Babar island.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Babar, South, Southwest Babar
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Used by all. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs], except for cultural domains; children learn the local Malay variety first. Also use Indonesian [ind], primarily in government and Christian religious domains.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tela-Masbuar
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Maluku province: Maluku Barat Daya regency, Masbuar and Tela villages on southwest Babar island.