Maba

MQA

vigorous

Alternate Names: Bicoli, Bitjoli, Ingli

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
South Halmahera-West New Guinea
South Halmahera
Southeast

Demographics: 6,620 (2000).

Language Use: Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Sawai [szw].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Muslim.