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Buru–Sula
Geographic
distribution
Indonesia
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Language codes
Glottologsula1247

The Buru–Sula languages are a group of Austronesian languages (geographically Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages) spoken on the Buru and Sula Islands in the eastern Moluccas. Buru itself has almost forty thousand speakers, and Sula about twenty thousand.

Classification

The languages are:

Another extinct Buru language is the fragmentarily attested Hukumina language.

The Taliabo languages (Kadai, Padang/Samala, Mananga, Mangei/Soboyo) were once included, but turn out to be Celebic.

References

  1. Charles Grimes & Owen Edwards (in process) Wallacean subgroups: unravelling the prehistory and classification of the Austronesian languages of eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Summary presentation at the 15th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics.
Central Malayo–Polynesian
Aru
Central Maluku *
West
East
Nunusaku
Piru Bay ?
Flores–Lembata
Lamaholot
Kei–Tanimbar ?
Sumba–Flores
Sumba–Hawu
Savu
Sumba
Western Flores
Timoric *
Babar
Central Timor *
Kawaimina
Luangic–Kisaric ?
Rote–Meto
TNS
Wetar–Galoli ?
Others
  • * indicates proposed status
  • ? indicates classification dispute
  • † indicates extinct status
Austronesian languages
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Malayo-Polynesian
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  • ? indicates classification dispute
  • † indicates extinct status
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Paniai Lakes
Digul River
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Ok
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