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Hitu language

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Hitu
Native toIndonesia
RegionAmbon Island,Maluku
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 1987)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3htu
Glottologhitu1239

Hituis anAustronesianlanguage of theCentral Malayo-Polynesiansubgroup spoken onAmbon Islandin easternIndonesia,part of adialect chainofSeram Island.

Hituis the name of a village; each of the villages, Wakal, Morela, Mamala, Hitu, and Hila, are said to have their own dialect.

References

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  1. ^HituatEthnologue(25th ed., 2022)Closed access icon