Dialects: Iha-Saparua, Iha-Seram, Kulur, Siri-Sori. Each village has its own dialect. Lexical similarity: 86%–89% among dialects; 82%–84% with Latu ,, 69% with Amahai ,, 67% with Kamarian ,, 68%–71% with Haruku ,, 65% with Kaibobo ,, 62%–66% with Tulehu ,, 49% with Luhu ,, 54% with Naka’ela ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,200 (1989 SIL). 4,520 in Iha.
Language Use: Shifting to Ambon Malay [abs] (Wurm 2007).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Spoken by hundreds of Latu , people in Kairatu village. Muslim, Christian.