Hitu language
Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
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Hitu is an Austronesian language of the Central Malayo-Polynesian subgroup spoken on Ambon Island in eastern Indonesia, part of a dialect chain of Seram Island, by the Hitu people.
NativetoIndonesia
RegionAmbon Island, Maluku
EthnicityHitu people
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 1987)[1]| Hitu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Ambon Island, Maluku |
| Ethnicity | Hitu people |
Native speakers | (16,000 cited 1987)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | htu |
| Glottolog | hitu1239 |
Hitu is the name of a village; each of the villages, Wakal, Morela, Mamala, Hitu, and Hila, are said to have their own dialect.
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