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 | | Taba is spoken chiefly on the eastern side of Makian island, on parts of Moti and the Kayoa islands, as well as in a number of villages on adjacent parts of the South Halmahera coast, as illustrated in figure 2. |
 | | Makian island itself is home to two different languages: Taba is spoken on the eastern side of the island while a Papuan language is spoken on the western half of the island. |
 | | Makian, as well as Ternate, Tidore, Moti and Bacan islands are the islands to which cloves (Eugenia aromatica) are indigenous. |
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