Masela language

Masela
Masela
Marsela
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Maluku
Native speakers	(1,900 cited 1980–2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Central–Eastern MP Babar South Babar Masela–Southeast Masela; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; mxz – Central Masela; vme – East Masela; mss – West Masela
Glottolog	cent2072 Central; east2462 East; west2535 West

Masela (Marsela) is the language of Marsela Island in southern Maluku, Indonesia. Regional varieties are distinct; Ethnologue counts it as three languages.

References[edit]

^ Central Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
East Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
West Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading[edit]

Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku." Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawai'i.

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[e18-1] Central Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
East Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
West Masela at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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