Tugun | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tzn
Alternate Names: Mahuan, Tutunohan
Autonym: Tugun
Population: 1,200 (1990 SIL). 10 monolinguals.
Location:: Maluku province: southwest in Arwala, Ilpokil, Ilway, Kahailin, Mahuan, Masapun, and Tomliapat villages; southeast Wetar island.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Timor-Babar, Southwest Maluku, Wetar
Dialects: Mahuan, Masapua, Tomliapat, Ilpokil, Kahailin Ilway, Arwala. Lexical similarity: 92%–97% among dialects, 76% with Perai [wet], 74% with Aputai [apx], 73% with Ili’uun [ilu], 52% with Galolen [gal].
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, local commerce, oral tradition. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Ambonese Malay [abs]. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tugun
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Maluku province: southwest in Arwala, Ilpokil, Ilway, Kahailin, Mahuan, Masapun, and Tomliapat villages; southeast Wetar island.