Imroing

IMR

shifting

Alternate Names: Imroin

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Babar
South
Southwest Babar

Demographics: 560 (2007 SIL).

Language Use: Shifting to a local Malay variety. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Also use a regional Malay variety, probably a dialect of Ambonese Malay [abs], in all domains, except for ceremonies; children are taught the Malay variety. Speakers also use Indonesian [ind] primarily in government, Christian religious domains.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.