Alternate Names: Sahu’u, Sau, Sa’u
Dialects: Pa’disua (Palisua), Tala’i. Reportedly similar to Waioli , and Gamkonora ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,500 (Voorhoeve and Visser 1987). 3,500 in Tala’i, 4,000 in Pa’disua.
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2002–2007.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.