Sula language
Sula is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Central Maluku branch. It is related to the Buru language.
| Sula | |
|---|---|
| Sanana | |
| Native to | Indonesia, Maluku |
| Region | Sula Islands |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1983) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | szn |
| Glottolog | sula1245 |
It is definitely endangered, currently under pressure from the local variety of Malay.
Sula has borrowed many lexical items from Ambonese Malay, as well as Ternate, a more dominant language of North Maluku.: 141, 342–535 Dutch loans have entered the language too, perhaps through Malay and Ternate. Standard Indonesian has also been influential.: 141
Mangole is sometimes listed as a distinct language.: 50
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