Kayeli language

Kayeli
Kajeli
Native toIndonesia, Maluku
RegionBuru Island
EthnicityKayeli
Extinct1989
Dialects
  • Leliali
  • Lumaete
Language codes
ISO 639-3kzl
Glottologkaye1241
ELPKayeli

Kayeli is an extinct Austronesian language once used by the Kayeli people of the Indonesian island Buru. Two dialects were recognized, namely Leliali (Liliali) and Lumaete (Lumaiti, Mumaite, Lumara).