Watubela

WAH

vigorous

Alternate Names: Esiriun, Kasiui, Kasui, Kesui, Matabello, Snabi Watubela, Wesi

Dialects: Sulmelang, Tamher Timur. Lexical similarity: 77% between dialects, 51%–61% with Geser-Gorom ,, 41% with Teor , and Kur ,, 37% with Bobot ,, 34% with Masiwang ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Central Maluku
East
Banda-Geser
Geser-Gorom

Demographics: 4,000 (1990 SIL).

Language Use: Also use Geser-Gorom [ges].

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.