Teun (also rendered ''Teʼun'') is an
Austronesian
Austronesian may refer to:
*The Austronesian languages
*The historical Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian people, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples who have settled in Taiwan, maritime Sout ...
language originally spoken on
Teun Island (Mesa, Yafila and Wotludan villages) and
Nila Island (Bumei village) in
Maluku, Indonesia. Speakers were relocated to Seram due to volcanic activity on Teun.
[Taber, Mark (1993).]
Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku
" ''Oceanic Linguistics'', Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawaii.
References
{{Languages of Indonesia
Timor–Babar languages