Yalahatan

JAL

threatened

Alternate Names: Atamanu, Awaiya, Jahalatan, Jahalatane

Dialects: Slight dialect differences reported between the 2 villages. Lexical similarity: 50%–52% with Sepa ,, 49%–50% with Teluti ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Central Maluku
East
Seram
Nunusaku
Three Rivers

Demographics: 1,700 (2004 SIL).

Language Use: Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: The name Atamanu is not currently known.