Alternate Names: Makian Barat, Makian Luar
Dialects: None known. Language isolate within north Halmahera. Formerly classified as Austronesian.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 12,000 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). 7,000 on Makian Island, 5,000 on Kayoa Islands.
Language Use: Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim.