John 3:16 in Batuley
Tuhan sangat aelmencitai dun, bahwa nai nal eg anes il etetun, barang ien aelberiman agen, komo bis awoi, melainkan aelmemiliki garis hidop yang kekal
- John 3:16, Batuley
Draft Translation, 2023. They Need the Bible
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Batuley is spoken in eastern Indonesia across seven villages that Daigle (2015) lists in his thesis. Some of them are Kabalsiang on Aduar Island, Kumul in the identically-named island, and Gwaria (Waria) in the Island of Gwari.
Batuley (Gwatle lir) is a language spoken on the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia. It is close to Mariri; Hughes (1987) estimates that around 80% of lexical items are shared. The language's name comes from the Gwatle island (Batuley in Indonesian), which the Batuley consider their homeland (Daigle (2015)).