Nusa Laut language

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Nusa Laut
Native to Indonesia, Moluccas
Region Lease Islands (Nusa Laut)
Ethnicity2,200 (1989) [1]
Extinct c.2000 [1]
(10 speakers cited 1989) [2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nul
Glottolog nusa1245
ELP Nusa Laut

Nusa Laut is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of the same name in the Moluccas in eastern Indonesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nusa Laut at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Nusa Laut language [ dead link ] at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).