Tulehu

Facts

  • Language: Tulehu
  • Alternate names: Northeast Ambon
  • Language code: tlu
  • Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East Central Maluku, Nunusaku, Piru Bay, East Piru Bay, Solehua, Seram Straits, Ambonic, Northeast Ambon
  • Number of speakers: 18800
  • Script: Category

More information:

    Introduction

    Tulehu is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Maluku Province, 4 villages. Ambon island, northeast coast.

    Dialects

    Liang, Tengah-Tengah, Tial, Tulehu. Each dialect is in a separate village. Eastern end of Ambon dialect chain. Lexical similarity: 84%–90% among dialects, 74%–82% with Hitu (See: Hitu), 72%–76% with Haruku (See: Haruku?).

    The Tulehu Verb

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