Masela language

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Masela
Marsela
Native to Indonesia
Region Maluku
Native speakers
(1,900 cited 1980–2007) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
mxz   Central Masela
vme   East Masela
mss   West Masela
Glottolog cent2072   Central
east2462   East
west2535   West

Masela (Marsela) is the language of Marsela Island in southern Maluku, Indonesia. Regional varieties are distinct; Ethnologue counts it as three languages.

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References

  1. Central Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    East Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    West Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku." Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawai'i.