Native to Indonesia ISO 639-3 hrk | Native speakers (18,000 cited 1989) Glottolog haru1244 | |
Region Haruku Island, Moluccas Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
Nuclear MP
Central Maluku ?
East Central Maluku
Seram ?
Nunusaku
Piru Bay
East
Seram Straits
Ambon?
Haruku | ||
Haruku is an Austronesian spoken on Haruku Island, just east of Ambon Island in eastern Indonesia, part of a dialect chain around Seram Island.
Each of the villages, Hulaliu, Pelauw, Kailolo, and Rohomoni, is said to have its own dialect.
References
Haruku language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA