Alternate Names: Masbuar-Tela, Tela’a
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,050 (2007 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, gardens, village, ceremonies, religion. Also use a regional Malay variety, probably a dialect of Ambonese Malay [abs], in all domains, except for home and cultural domains; children are taught the Malay variety first. Speakers also use Indonesian [ind] primarily in government and Christian religious domains.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Christian.