Simeulue is also called Mae o, which literally means 'Where are you going?'. Ethnologue also lists Long Bano, Simalur, Simeuloë, and Simulul as alternate names.
Varieties
Simeulue is spoken in five of eight subdistricts (kecamatan) of
Simeulue Regency. It includes two dialects.[3]
Simolol (prestige dialect): spoken around Kampung Aie and
Simeulue Tengah
Leukon: spoken in two villages in Alafan, namely Langi and Lafakha.[4]
Haloban: spoken in two villages in
Banyak Islands, namely Haloban and Asantola.
Sikule, related to
Nias, is spoken in
Salang,
Alafan and
Simeulue Barat in northern Simeulue, while Jamu (also called Kamano), related to
Minangkabau, is spoken in the capital city of
Sinabang and has become the lingua franca of the island.
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abFaridan, Abdullah; Ajies, A. Murad Em; Usman, Umar; Nuriah, T. A. (1981). Struktur bahasa Simeulue (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.