Austronesian language of Maluku, Indonesia
Masela |
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Marsela |
Native to | Indonesia |
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Region | Maluku |
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Native speakers | (1,900 cited 1980–2007)[1] |
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Language codes |
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ISO 639-3 | Variously:
mxz – Central Masela
vme – East Masela
mss – West Masela |
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Glottolog | cent2072 Central
east2462 East
west2535 West |
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Masela (Marsela) is the language of Marsela Island in southern Maluku, Indonesia. Regional varieties are distinct; Ethnologue counts it as three languages.
References
- ^ 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.
Central Malayo–Polynesian
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Greater Barito * | |
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Greater North Borneo * | |
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Sumatran * | Northwest Sumatra –Barrier Islands | |
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Lampungic | |
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Javanese | |
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Madurese | |
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Bali–Sasak –Sumbawa | |
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Celebic | |
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South Sulawesi | |
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SHWNG | |
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Oceanic | Admiralty | |
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Saint Matthias | |
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Temotu | |
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Southeast Solomonic | Gela–Guadalcanal | |
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Malaita– San Cristobal | |
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Western Oceanic | Meso– Melanesian | Willaumez | |
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Bali-Vitu | |
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New Ireland– Northwest Solomonic | Tungag–Nalik | |
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Tabar | |
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Madak | |
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St. George | |
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North New Guinea | |
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Papuan Tip | Nuclear | |
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Southern Oceanic | North Vanuatu | |
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Nuclear Southern Oceanic | Central Vanuatu | |
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South Vanuatu | |
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Loyalties– New Caledonia | Loyalty Islands | |
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Micronesian | |
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Central Pacific | |
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