Alternate Names: Kaibus, Tahit, Tehid, Teminabuan
Dialects: Fkar, Imyan, Mbol Fle, Saifi, Sawiat Salmeit, Sfa Riere, Tehit Jit. Lexical similarity: 60% with Kalabra.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,000 (2000 R. Hesse). 500 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. Parents in villages in the interior pass Tehit on to children. In villages bordering towns, Indonesian [ind] used with children. Users of neighboring languages learn Tehit. All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Schools in Indonesian, although most teachers speak Tehit. Indonesian is the LWC. Also use Dutch [nld], English [eng], Mai Brat [ayz].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1998.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.