Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Alune are one of the more ancient ethnic groups of Seram Island Indonesia. They number about 17000 and live in 27 villages of the western-central area of the island. Like the Wemale they originated in a common group called Patasiwa.The Alune speak a language of Malayo-Polynesian origin. It is also known as Sapalewa or Patasiwa Alfoeren and despite the small number of speakers it has a few dialects. The most prestigious dialect is the Rambatu way of speaking.
