▁March ▁and ▁the ▁wet ▁mon so on ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁August , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁reverse ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁The ▁dry ▁mon so on ' s ▁average ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁is ▁ 3 0   ° C ▁while ▁the ▁wet ' s ▁average ▁maximum ▁is ▁ 2 3   ° C . ▁Northern ▁Mal u ku ▁has ▁its ▁wet ▁mon so on ▁from ▁December ▁to ▁March ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁Each ▁island ▁group ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁clim atic ▁variations , ▁and ▁the ▁larger ▁islands ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁d rier ▁coast al ▁low lands ▁and ▁their ▁mountain ous ▁hinter lands ▁are ▁wet ter . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Mal u ku ' s ▁population ▁is ▁about ▁ 2 ▁million , ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁Indones ia ' s ▁population . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 1 3 0 ▁languages ▁were ▁once ▁spoken ▁across ▁the ▁islands ; ▁however , ▁many ▁have ▁now ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁cre oles ▁of ▁T ern ate ▁Mal ay ▁and ▁Am bon ese ▁Mal ay , ▁the ▁ling ua ▁fran ca ▁of ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁Mal u ku , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁A ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁trade ▁and ▁se af aring ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁mixed ▁ancest ry ▁in ▁Mal uk ans . ▁Aust ron esian ▁pe op les ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁native ▁Mel anes ian ▁population ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 0   B CE . ▁Mel anes ian ▁features ▁are ▁strong est ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Ke