West Makian (also known by the endonym Moi: 104 ) is a divergent North Halmahera language of Indonesia. It is spoken on the coast near Makian Island,...

languages spoken in this island, Taba and West Makian languages. Taba or East Makian belongs to the Austronesian language family, while West Makian belongs...

trade. Most of these languages are very closely related to each other, and their family status is well-demonstrated. West Makian stands out as an isolate...

northern Sulawesi. Languages such as Taba and West Makian have borrowed much of their polite lexicons from Ternate, while the languages of northern Sulawesi...

East Makian or Makian Dalam) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the South Halmahera–West New Guinea group. It is spoken mostly on the islands of Makian, Kayoa...

non-Austronesian languages of Halmahera and Bird's Head. West Papuan North Halmahera (Halmahera – West Makian) Core North Halmahera West Makian Amberbaken (Mpur)...

Halmahera languages, which appear to fall within the West Papuan family. The language named Taba or East Makian is one of the Austronesian languages. Archaeological...

Halmahera East Makian – Gane Gane (Gimán; dialect: Saketa) Taba (East Makian, Makian Dalam; dialects: Kayoa, Southeast Makian) Buli languages Buli (dialect:...

islands: Kasiruta Mandioli Muari Erà Islands Halmahera, with nearby islands: Makian Ternate Tidore Hiri Mare Maitara Kayoa Laluin Moti Rau Kakara Meti Medi...

Bali, Lombok, and the Sunda region of West Java, it is also used as a literary language. It was the court language in Palembang, South Sumatra, until the...