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| Nila | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Nila Island; relocated to Seram Island |
| Extinct | 1999[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nil |
nil.html | |
| Glottolog | nila1244 |
| ELP | Nila |
Nila is an extinct Austronesian language originally spoken on Nila Island in Maluku, Indonesia. Speakers were relocated to Seram due to volcanic activity on Nila.[2]
References
- ^ Nila at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a better understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku". Oceanic Linguistics. 32 (2): 389–441. doi:10.2307/3623199. JSTOR 3623199.