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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.

[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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