Amahai language

Amahai is a nearly extinct Austronesian language spoken in the Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. It might actually be two distinct languages.

NativetoIndonesia

RegionSeram Island, Moluccas

Native speakers

50 (2007)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

• Malayo-Polynesian
  • Central–Eastern
    • Central Maluku ?
      • East Central Maluku
        • Seram ?
          • Nunusaku
            • Piru Bay
              • East
                • Solehua
                  • Seram Straits
                    • Uliase
                      • Amahai

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Amahai
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Seram Island, Moluccas
Native speakers	50 (2007)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Central Maluku ? East Central Maluku Seram ? Nunusaku Piru Bay East Solehua Seram Straits Uliase Amahai
Dialects	Makariki Rutah Soahuku
Language codes
ISO 639-3	amq
Glottolog	amah1245
ELP	Amahai
Amahai language is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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