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Salawati is an Austronesian language spoken on the west of Salawati Island, in the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesian New Guinea.

Dialects

The dialects of Salawati are as follows:

• Butlih (Butleh, Butlis, Banlol) used in
  • Salawati Tengah District (Raja Ampat): Kampung Wailen, Kampung Sakabu, Kampung Kalobo

• Kawit (Esaro, Saorof), used in
  • Salawati Tengah District (Sorong): Kampung Duriankari, Kampung Maralol
  • Salawati Tengah (Raja Ampat): Kampung Kalobo

• Tepin (Tipin, Metli), used in
  • Salawati Barat District: Kampung Solol, Kampung Kaliam,
  • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Kapatlap
  • Salawati Tengah District (Raja Ampat): Kampung Kalobo, Kampung Waijan

• Rajau (Rajao), used in
  • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Mucu (included in Samate)

• Fiawat (Fiat, Fyawat) used to be a village name now used in
  • Salawati Utara District: Kampung Mucu (included in Samate)

• Waili (Wailil, Wail, Waliam) used in
  • Salawati Tengah District (Sorong): Kampung Waliam, Kampung Sakapul

References

1. Salawati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Kamholz, David (2014). Austronesians in Papua: Diversification and change in South Halmahera–West New Guinea. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8zg8b1vd
3. ^ "Waliam". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
4. ^ Arnold, Laura (2020). "Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia". Language Documentation and Description. 17. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
5. "Esaro (Kawit)". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
6. "Tepin". Peta Bahasa (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-25.

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