Wemale language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Wemale

|nativename=

|states=Indonesia

|region=Maluku

|ethnicity=Wemale people

|speakers=6000

|date=2000 census

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian (MP)

|fam3=Central–Eastern MP

|fam4=Central Maluku

|fam5=East Central Maluku

|fam6=Nunusaku

|fam7=Three Rivers

|fam9=

|iso3=weo

|glotto=nort2864

|glottorefname=Wemale

}}

Wemale is an Austronesian language spoken on western Seram Island in Indonesia. It is classified by Collins (1983) as a member of the Central Maluku subgroup.{{cite book |last=Collins |first=James T. |year=1983 |doi=10.15144/PL-D47 |title=The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia |series=Pacific Linguistics D-47 |location=Canberra |publisher=Australian National University}}

The language is divided into northern and southern dialects, having variants known as Honitetu, Oemale, and Tala. Northern Wemale is spoken by about 5,000 people, whereas Southern Wemale is spoken by about 3,700 people.List of languages in Indonesia