Salawati is an Austronesian language spoken on the west of Salawati Island, in the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesian New Guinea.

Salawati
Maden
Native toIndonesia
RegionSalawati Island
Native speakers
600 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xmx
Glottologmade1253

Dialects

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The dialects of Salawati are as follows:[2]: 17 

  • Butlih (Butleh, Butlis, Banlol) used in[3][4]
    • Salawati Tengah District (Raja Ampat): Kampung Wailen, Kampung Sakabu, Kampung Kalobo
  • Kawit (Esaro, Saorof), used in[5]
    • Salawati Tengah District (Sorong): Kampung Duriankari, Kampung Maralol
    • Salawati Tengah (Raja Ampat): Kampung Kalobo
  • Tepin (Tipin, Metli), used in[6]
    • Salawati Barat District: Kampung Solol, Kampung Kaliam,
    • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Kapatlap
    • Salawati Tengah District (Raja Ampat): Kampung Kalobo, Kampung Waijan
  • Rajau (Rajao), used in[4]
    • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Mucu (included in Samate)
  • Fiawat (Fiat, Fyawat) used to be a village name now used in[4]
    • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Mucu (included in Samate)
  • Waili (Wailil, Wail, Waliam) used in[3]
    • Salawati Tengah District (Sorong): Kampung Waliam, Kampung Sakapul

References

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  1. ^ Salawati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Kamholz, David (2014). Austronesians in Papua: Diversification and change in South Halmahera–West New Guinea. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8zg8b1vd
  3. ^ a b "Waliam". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ a b c Arnold, Laura (2020). "Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia". Language Documentation and Description. 17. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  5. ^ "Esaro (Kawit)". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ "Tepin". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.