Wemale

WEO

vigorous

Alternate Names: Honitetu, Oemale, Tala

Dialects: East Wemale, South Wemale, West Wemale, West-Central Wemale. Lexical similarity: 84% with east and west dialects, 70% with South Wemale dialect.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Central Maluku

East

Seram

Nunusaku

Three Rivers

Wemale

Demographics: 6,000 (2000 census). 0 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 7,500.

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, neighborhood, traditional ceremonies. All ages. Positive attitudes. 100% also use Ambonese Malay [abs].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: 90% Indonesian [ind].

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.