Kaibobo

KZB

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Kaibubu

Dialects: Hatusua, Kaibobo. Lexical similarity: 82%–88% between Kaibobo and Hatusua dialect, 75% with Kamarian ,, 62%–65% with Saparua ,, 62% with Luhu ,, 61% with Naka’ela ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Central Maluku
East
Seram
Nunusaku
Piru Bay
East

Demographics: 500 (Collins 1983).

Language Use: May be shifting to Ambonese Malay [abs] in some villages.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.