Nila language explained

Nila
States:Indonesia
Region:Nila Island
relocated to Seram Island
Extinct:1999
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Central–Eastern
Fam4:Timoric
Fam5:Southwest Maluku
Fam6:Teun–Nila–Serua
Iso3:nil
Linglist:nil.html
Glotto:nila1244
Glottorefname:Nila

Nila is an extinct Austronesian language originally spoken on Nila Island in Maluku, Indonesia. Speakers were relocated to Seram due to volcanic activity on Nila.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Taber . Mark . 1993 . Toward a better understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku . Oceanic Linguistics . 32 . 2 . 389-441 . 3623199.