Luhu language

Luhu
Native toIndonesia
RegionSeram Island, Maluku
Native speakers
(6,500 cited 1983)
extinct by 2010 (Piru)
Dialects
  • Piru †
Language codes
ISO 639-3lcq – inclusive code
Individual code:
ppr – Piru (retired)
Glottologluhu1243
ELPPiru

Luhu is an 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.

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 2010, the language had gone extinct.

References

  1. ↑ Luhu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Piru (retired) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 Moseley, Christopher (2010). Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3 ed.). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
  3. ↑ "Ethnologue 15 report for Indonesia (Maluku)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  4. ↑ "11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry". Jakarta Globe. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.