Kei language

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Kei
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Maluku Islands
Native speakers	85,000 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP (Central–Eastern) Kei–Tanimbar Kei–Fordata Kei
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kei`

Kei (also called Kai, Saumlaki or Veveu evav) is an Indonesian language spoken by approximately 85,000 inhabitants (2000) of the Moluccas. They live on the islands of Kai Besar and Kai Kecil, as well as neighbouring islands, in the regency of Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat.

References

↑ Kei reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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