Haloban language, an
Austronesian language spoken by the native
Haloban people of two villages on the Banyak Islands, Haloban and Asantola. This is the
native language there, considered a dialect of the
Simeulue language. Other languages including
Jamee language, a
Minangkabau immigrant (
Aneuk Jamee) language, serve as local
lingua franca.
Nias language is spoken by the natives of
Nias people in the two neighboring villages of Ujung Sialit and Suka Makmur, as their group language only. In addition,
Indonesian language as the
national language is also used. == References ==