| Batuley | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Aru Islands |
Native speakers | 3,600 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bay |
| Glottolog | batu1258 |
Batuley (Gwatle lir) is a language spoken on the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia. It is close to Mariri; Hughes (1987) estimates that around 80% of lexical items are shared. The language's name comes from the Gwatle island (Batuley in Indonesian), which the Batuley consider their homeland (Daigle (2015)).