Native to Indonesia | Region Maluku | |
Native speakers (1,900 cited 1980–2007) Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
Nuclear MP
(Central–Eastern)
Timor–Babar
Babar
South Babar
Masela–Southeast
Masela 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 South Maluku, Indonesia. Regional varieties are distinct; Ethnologue counts it as three languages.
References
Masela language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA