Taliabo language

Taliabo (Taliabu) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the island of the same name in the Moluccas of Indonesia.

Taliabo
Native toIndonesia, Maluku
RegionTaliabu Island
Native speakers
4,900 (2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
tlv  Taliabo
kzd  Kadai
Glottologtali1261
ELPKadai

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.

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