Ujir

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: udj
Alternate Names: Udjir
Population: 1,030 (2011 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Kepulauan-Aru regency; northwest Aru islands on Udjir and Wokam islands.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Aru
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 75% with Kola [kvv] in north Aru, and slightly less with Kola on the west coast of Kola Island.
Language Use: Use declining in Ujir because Malay [abs] used increasingly by outsiders. Use reportedly less in Samang than in Ujir. Shifting to Ambonese Malay [abs].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Maluku province: Kepulauan-Aru regency; northwest Aru islands on Udjir and Wokam islands.