Bati language (Indonesia)
Not to be confused with Bati language (Cameroon) or Baati language.
| Bati | |
|---|---|
| Minakyesu, Minakesi | |
| Native to | Indonesia (Maluku Islands) |
| Region | Seram (mainly in Kian Darat district) |
| Ethnicity | Bati people |
Native speakers | (3,500 cited 1989)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bvt |
| Glottolog | bati1253 |
| ELP | Bati (Indonesia) |
Bati (endonym: Minakyesu or Minakesi lit. 'mountain language')[2] is an Austronesian language of eastern Seram Island, Indonesia. It is closely related to Geser and Watubela.[3]
References
- ^ Bati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Pelupessy, Pieter J. (2012). Esuriun Orang Bati (in Indonesian) (1st ed.). Salatiga: Satya Wacana Christian University. p. 10. ISBN 9789791790567.
- ^ Loski, Russell A.; Loski, Gail M. (1989). "The languages indigenous to Eastern Seram and adjacent islands". In Wyn D. Laidig (ed.), Maluku (Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures, Vol. 6), 103-142. Ambon: Pattimura University and the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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