Simeulue is spoken in five of eight districts (
kecamatan) of
Simeulue Regency and in the
Banyak Islands,
Aceh Singkil Regency. It includes at least three dialects. •
Devayan: spoken in the four southern districts of
Teupah Selatan,
Simeulue Timur,
Teupah Barat, and
Teluk Dalam. •
Simolol (prestige dialect): spoken around Kampung Aie in
Simeulue Tengah. •
Haloban: spoken in two villages in
Banyak Islands, namely
Haloban and Asantola.
Sikule and
Leukon, related to
Nias, is spoken in
Salang,
Alafan, and
Simeulue Barat in northern Simeulue, while
Jamee (also called
Kamano), related to
Minangkabau, is spoken in the capital city of
Sinabang and has become the
lingua franca of the island. ==Phonology==