Wakasihu is a member of the East Central Maluku branch of the Malayo-Polynesian langauge family. It is spoken by about 13,000 people mainly on Ambon Island, one of the Maluku Islands in Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia, and also on nearby islands.
Wakasihu is also known as Larike or Larike-Wakasihu. There are three dialects: Allang, Larike and Wakasihu. It is written with the Latin alphabet, and there is a Wakasihu translation of the Bible.
Download an alphabet chart for Wakasihu (Excel)
Kito waktu irihu laku idapate l'anu irinini. Tarus Kito ihete ri'a l'anu, "Imi tahi bisa imi lawa-lawa lete meita haha lou-lou. Paleng-paleng imi nini lohanasa mate'e, laku imi tuhu peduke. Imi tapaneka a'u. A'u hi bisa au'eu se meita haha. Bisa autihu. Bisa autuhu. Imi tahi bisa imi nini lou-lou."
Source: https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/38280
Information about Wakasihu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakasihu_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larike_(langue)
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/alo
http://www.language-archives.org/language/alo
Alorese, Ambai, Ambel, Anuki, Baduy, Balinese, Batuley, Bawean, Bawm, Biak, Bima, Chamorro, Enggano, Fijian, Fordata, Gayo, Iban, Javanese, Kedang, Kei, Komering, Lamaholot, Lampung, Madurese, Mbula, Mentawai, Mualang, Musi, Ngaju, Nias, Nuaulu, Ogan, Palauan, Sasak, Sawai, Selaru, Sumbawa, Sundanese, Toqabaqita, Wakasihu, Wamesa, Wooi, Yamdena
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 21.01.26. Last modified: 21.01.26
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