Teun (also rendered Te'un[3]) is an
Austronesian language originally spoken on
Teun Island (Mesa, Yafila and Wotludan villages) and
Nila Island (Bumei village) in
Maluku, Indonesia. Speakers were relocated to Seram due to volcanic activity on Teun.[4][5]
^Aone van Engelenhoven (2003). "Language endangerment in Indonesia: The incipient obsolescence and acute death of Teun, Nila and Serua (Central and Southwest Maluku)". In Mark Janse; Sjimen Tol (eds.). Language Death and Language Maintenance: Theoretical, Practical and Descriptive Approaches. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 49–80.