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Salawati language

Salawati language

Language

Salawati is an Austronesian language spoken on the west of Salawati Island, in the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesian New Guinea.

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Dialects

The dialects of Salawati are as follows:[2]: 17 

  • Butleh, also called Banlol (exonym) or Fiawat (village name)[3]
  • Kawit
  • Tepin/Tipin

References

  1. [1]
    Salawati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Kamholz, David (2014). Austronesians in Papua: Diversification and change in South Halmahera–West New Guinea. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8zg8b1vd
  3. [3]
    LAISEANG: Butleh
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