| Wemale | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Maluku |
| Ethnicity | Wemale people |
Native speakers | (6000 cited 2000 census)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | weo |
| Glottolog | nort2864 |
Wemale is an Austronesian language spoken on western Seram Island in Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.2
The language is divided into northern and southern dialects, having variants known as Honitetu, Oemale, and Tala.1 Northern Wemale is spoken by about 5,000 people, whereas Southern Wemale is spoken by about 3,700 people.3
References
References
- Wemale at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Collins, James T. (1983). The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Pacific Linguistics D-47. Canberra: Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D47.
- List of languages in Indonesia