West Makian language
Papuan language spoken in Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Moi language (Papua).
West Makian (also known by the endonym Moi[2]:ā104ā) is a divergent North Halmahera language of Indonesia. It is spoken on the coast near Makian Island, and on the western half of that island.
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Moi | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Western part of Makian island and much of Kayoa. |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 1977)[1] |
West Papuan?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mqs |
Glottolog | west2600 |
ELP | Moi (Maluku, Indonesia) |
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West Makian has been strongly influenced by a neighboring Austronesian language or languages to the extent that it was once classified as Austronesian, as East Makian (Taba) still is. As a family-level isolate, it is not closely related to any other language.[3][4] A brief description of the language can be found in Voorhoeve (1982). Much influence comes from Taba, as well as Malay, Ternate, Dutch, and potentially Portuguese.[1]