Taliabu

TLV

vigorous

Alternate Names: Taliabo

Dialects: Mananga, Mangei (Mang, Mange, Mange’e, Sobojo, Soboyo), Padang (Samada). Dialects 90% or more lexically similar.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Central Maluku
Sula
Taliabo

Demographics: 4,520 (2000). 500–1,500 in Mangei.

Language Use: Positive attitudes.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Talo, Seho, Biha, and Bono (Mbono) are place names. Traditional religion, Christian.