Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Ternate ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 26,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). L2 users: 20,000.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind], North Moluccan Malay [max]. Used as L2 by Sawai [szw].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim.