Nuaulu, South

NXL

vigorous

Alternate Names: Fatakai, Nuaulu, Patakai

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 67% with North Nuaulu ,; 50% with South Wemale ,, Hulung ,, and Naka’ela ,; 48% with Saleman ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Central Maluku

East

Seram

Sawai-Nuaulu

Demographics: 1,500 (1995 SIL).

Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind], Sepa [spb].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1991–2004.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Different from Huaulu ,. Christian, traditional religion.