The Nunusaku languages are a group of Malayo-Polynesian languages, spoken on and around the island of Seram, Indonesia.Collins, James T. (1983). The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. None of the languages have more than about twenty thousand speakers, and several are endangered with extinction.
The proto-language, Proto-Nunusaku, merged Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *z/*d as *d, and *l/*R/*j as *l.
Classification Kayeli Patakai–Manusela Nuaulu Huaulu, Manusela Three Rivers Wemale Amalumute Yalahatan Northwest Seram: Hulung, Saleman, Loun, Ulat Inai (Alune, Nakaʼela), Lisabata-Nuniali Piru Bay languages (20 languages)
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