Salawati language

Salawati
Salawati
Maden
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Salawati Island
Native speakers	600 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Halmahera Sea Salawati; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xmx
Glottolog	made1253

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

Dialects

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

^ Salawati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ 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
^ ^a ^b "Waliam". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Arnold, Laura (2020). "Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia". Language Documentation and Description. 17. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
^ "Esaro (Kawit)". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
^ "Tepin". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.

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