Bengoi

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Bengoi
Village
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Bengoi
Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°0′24″S130°10′31″E / 3.00667°S 130.17528°E / -3.00667; 130.17528
Country Indonesia
Province Maluku
Regency East Seram
Time zone UTC+8 (WITA)

Bengoi is a village on the northeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram. [1] The Bengoi language is spoken by some 350 people in Bengoi and surrounding areas. [2]

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References

  1. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. Frawley, William J. (2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. p. 297. ISBN   978-0-19-513977-8.