Nila
Native toIndonesia
RegionNila Island; relocated to Seram Island
Extinct1999[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3nil
Glottolognila1244
ELPNila

Nila is an extinct Austronesian language originally spoken on Nila Island in Maluku, Indonesia. Speakers were relocated to Seram due to volcanic activity on Nila.[2]

References

  1. Nila at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a better understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku". Oceanic Linguistics. 32 (2): 389–441. JSTOR 3623199.
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