Luhu language

Luhu
Luhu
Piru
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Seram Island, Maluku
Extinct	by 2024
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Central Maluku ? East Central Maluku Seram ? Nunusaku Piru Bay West Hoamoal Luhu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Piru;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lcq
Glottolog	luhu1243
ELP	Piru

Luhu is an extinct Austronesian language spoken in the west of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia. It was spoken in Luhu village on Hoamoal Peninsula at the western end of Seram, and in Boano and Kelang islands, off the western tip of Seram Island.^[2]

The northernmost dialect, Piru, was separated from the rest of the language through colonial depopulation, and was influenced by neighboring languages as it became moribund. In 1989, there were an estimated 3,500 native speakers, but by 2024, the language had gone extinct.^[3]

References

^ Luhu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "Ethnologue 15 report for Indonesia (Maluku)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
^ "11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry". Jakarta Globe. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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[e18-1] Luhu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "Ethnologue 15 report for Indonesia (Maluku)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

[3] "11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry". Jakarta Globe. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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