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Masela language

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Masela
Marsela
Native toIndonesia
RegionMaluku
Native speakers
(1,900 cited 1980–2007)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mxz – Central Masela
vme – East Masela
mss – West Masela
Glottologcent2072  Central
east2462  East
west2535  West

Masela (Marsela) is the language of Marsela Island in southern Maluku, Indonesia. Regional varieties are distinct; Ethnologue counts it as three languages.

References

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  1. ^ Central Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    East Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    West Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

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Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku." Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawai'i.