Maden language
Maden is an Austronesian language spoken on the west of Salawati Island, in the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesian New Guinea.
| Maden | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Salawati Island |
Native speakers | 600 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xmx |
| Glottolog | made1253 |
Dialects
Dialects are:[2]:17
- Butleh, also called Banlol (exonym) or Fiawat (village name)[3]
- Kawit
- Tepin/Tipin
References
- Maden at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- 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
- LAISEANG: Butleh
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