Native to Indonesia ISO 639-3 mqs | Native speakers (12,000 cited 1977) Glottolog west2600 | |
Region North Maluku, islands of Ternate and some areas of Halmahera. Language family West Papuan
Halmahera
West Makian | ||
West Makian (also known as Moi) is the most divergent of the Papuan languages of Halmahera. It is spoken on the coast near Makian Island, and on the western half of that island. It has been strongly influenced by an Austronesian language or languages, and was once classified as Austronesian, as the East Makian language (Taba) still is. A brief description of the language can be found in Voorhoeve (1982).
References
West Makian language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA