Sawai

KODE BAHASA:
 
Kode: szw
 
Nama: Sawai
 
PROPINSI:
 
North Maluku province, Halmahera Tengah and Halmahera Selatan regencies, Gane Timur and Weda districts;13 villages. Halmahera island, southeast peninsula, Weda bay, both coasts: 13 villages. 12,000 (2000 SIL), increasing. Few monolinguals.
 
PETA:
Sawai
 
NAMA LAIN:
 
Weda, Weda-Sawai, Were.
 
KLASIFIKASI:
 
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, South Halmahera, Southeast
 
KELOMPOK BAHASA:
 
Southeast
DIALEK:
 
Weda, Sawai, Kobe, Faya-Mafa, Messa-Dote.
 
LEKSIKAL:
 
64% with North Nuaulu nni.
 
STATUS:
 
6b (Threatened).
 
KOMENTAR:
 
Different from Saleman sau. Muslim, Christian.
 

 
Sawai:
Agama Primer:Islam
Penganut Kristen:12%
Persentase Penginjilan:1.17%
Jendela 10/40:Y
 

 
Ethnologue: szw