Piru Bay languages

Piru Bay
Piru Bay
Geographic; distribution	Ambon and Seram, Indonesia
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Central-Eastern MP Central Maluku ? East Central Maluku Seram ? Nunusaku Piru Bay; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
Glottolog	piru1243

The Piru Bay languages are a group of twenty Malayo-Polynesian languages, spoken on Ambon Island and around Piru Bay on the island of Seram, Indonesia. None of the languages have more than about twenty thousand speakers, and several are endangered with extinction.

Classification

The languages are as follows:^[1]^[2]

Piru Bay
- West Piru Bay (Seram and Ambon islands)
  - Asilulu
  - Hoamoal: Luhu (Piru), Manipa, Larike-Wakasihu, Boano
- East Piru Bay
  - Sepa, Teluti
  - Solehua
    - Paulohi
    - Seram Straits
      - Kaibobo
      - Ambon: Hitu, Tulehu, Laha, Seit-Kaitetu
      - Uliase (Lease Islands)
        Kamarian
        
        Hatuhaha
        Haruku
        
        Saparuan
        Elpaputi: Amahai, Nusa Laut
        
        Saparua: Saparua, Latu

Many of the Piru Bay languages form a dialect continuum. The Ambon branch should not to be confused with distantly related Ambonese Malay, which is also often simply known as Ambonese.

References

^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Piru Bay". Glottolog 4.3.
^ James T. Collins. 1983. The historical relationships of the languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics: Series D-47.)

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[Glottolog4.3-1] Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Piru Bay". Glottolog 4.3.

[2] James T. Collins. 1983. The historical relationships of the languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. (Pacific Linguistics: Series D-47.)

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v t e Seram Island, Indonesia
Settlements	Amahai Ariate Atiahu Bemo Perak Bengoi Bula Geser Hote Kairatu Kamar Kisalaut Kobi Kulur Laha Laala Latuhalu Luhu Lokki Masohi Opin Parigi Piru Saweli Taniwel Tehoru Tihulale Tum Urung Wahai Wari Werinama Yaputih
Geography	Ambon Island Boano Island Haruku Island Manipa Island Saparua Island Manusela National Park Eti River Kawa River Masiwang River Sapalewa River Salawai River Tala River Boano Strait El-Paputih Bay Piru Bay Taluti Bay Waru Bay
Endemic fauna	Graphium stresemanni Rufescent darkeye Seram bandicoot Seram crow Seram friarbird Seram honeyeater Seram masked owl Seram small tree-nymph Seram thrush Seram white-eye
Native people and languages	Alfur Alune Hainuwele Kamarian Manusela Nuaulu Nunusaku languages Piru Bay languages Wemale

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Piru Bay
Geographic distribution	Ambon and Seram, Indonesia
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Central-Eastern MP Central Maluku ? East Central Maluku Seram ? Nunusaku Piru Bay
Language codes
Glottolog	`piru1243`