Masela language

Masela
Marsela
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Maluku
Native speakers	(1,900 cited 1980–2007)[1]
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

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)

Further reading

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.