Teun (also rendered ''Te'un'') is an
Austronesian
Austronesian may refer to:
*The Austronesian languages
*The historical Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, M ...
language originally spoken on
Teun Island
The Barat Daya Islands ( id, Kepulauan Barat Daya) are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The Indonesian phrase ''barat daya'' means 'south-west'.
Geography
These islands are located off the eastern end of East Timor. Wetar ...
(Mesa, Yafila and Wotludan villages) and
Nila Island
The Barat Daya Islands ( id, Kepulauan Barat Daya) are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The Indonesian phrase ''barat daya'' means 'south-west'.
Geography
These islands are located off the eastern end of East Timor. Wetar ...
(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 Hawai'i.
References
{{Languages of Indonesia
Timor–Babar languages