Taliabo language
Austronesian language spoken in North Maluku, Indonesia
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Taliabo (Taliabu) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the island of the same name in the Moluccas of Indonesia.
NativetoIndonesia, North Maluku
RegionTaliabu Island
Native speakers
(4,900 cited 2000)[1]| Taliabo | |
|---|---|
| Taliabu | |
| Native to | Indonesia, North Maluku |
| Region | Taliabu Island |
Native speakers | (4,900 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tlv – Taliabokzd – Kadai |
| Glottolog | tali1261 |
| ELP | Kadai |
Dialects are:
- Kadai
- Padang (Samala)
- Mananga
- Mangei (Soboyo)
There are two linguistic strata in Taliabo, Central Maluku and Celebic, and it is not yet clear which group it belongs to, though Glottolog classifies it as Celebic.
The Soboyo dialect of Taliabo is notable for preserving Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *h, but only in word-initial position.
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