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Kei
KODE BAHASAⓘ:
 
Kode: kei
 
Nama: Kei
 
PROPINSIⓘ:
 
Maluku :: about 207 villages on 10 islands southeast; Besar, Kecil, and surrounding islands, Kei island group, and Kur islands northwest of Kei group. 85,000 (2000 E. Travis). 4,500 monolinguals.
 
PETAⓘ:
• Kei, Tanimbarese
 
NAMA LAINⓘ:
 
Kai, Keiese, Saumlaki, Veveu Evav.
 
KLASIFIKASIⓘ:
 
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Southeast Maluku, Kei-Tanimbar, Kei-Fordata
 
KELOMPOK BAHASAⓘ:
 
Kei-Fordata
DIALEKⓘ:
 
Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, Tayando, Tanimbar Kei (Atnebar), Ta’am. Kei Kecil is the prestigious urban dialect. Kei Besar speakers usually also know Kei Kecil, but not vice versa. Kei Besar is reportedly more similar to Fordata frd than other Kei dialects. Tanimbar Kei is spoken in only one village.
 
LEKSIKALⓘ:
 
60% with Fordata frd.
 
STATUSⓘ:
 
6a (Vigorous).
 
KOMENTARⓘ:
 
Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.
 
 
Kei, Tanimbarese:
Agama Primer:Christianity
Penganut Kristen:49%
Persentase Penginjilan:1%
Jendela 10/40:Y
 
 
Ethnologue: kei