Alternate Names: Amblau
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with Buru ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,700 (1989 SIL). Ethnic population: 5,700.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Schools through junior high on the island. Wild pigs and rocky terrain on Ambelau make cultivation impossible; that is done in Wae Tawa village on Buru Island. Muslim.