Asilulu language

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Asilulu
Native to Indonesia
Region Ambon Island, Maluku
Native speakers
(8,800 cited 1987) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 asl
Glottolog asil1242

Asilulu is an Austronesian language of Ambon Island in the Moluccas, with some speakers on west Seram. It is a local trade language.

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References

  1. Asilulu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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