Alune

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    Introduction

    Alune is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Maluku Province. West Seram island, Seram Barat district, Kairatu, Taniwel districts, 27 villages.

    Dialects

    Central East Alune (Buriah-Weth-Laturake), Central West Alune (Niniari-Piru-Riring-Lumoli), Kairatu, North Coastal Alune (Nikulkan-Murnaten-Wakolo), South Alune (Rambatu-Manussa-Rumberu). Rambatu dialect reportedly prestigious. Kawe (See: Kawe?) may be a dialect. Related to Naka’ela (See: Naka’ela?) and Lisabata-Nuniali (See: Lisabata-Nuniali?). Lexical similarity: 77%–91% among dialects, 64% with Lisabata-Nuniali (See: Lisabata-Nuniali?), 63% with Hulung (See: Hulung?) and Naka’ela (See: Naka’ela?).

    The Alune Verb

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