Suwawa language

Suwawa
Suwawa
Bonda
Native to	Indonesia
Region	North Sulawesi
Native speakers	5,000 (2012)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Gorontalo–Mongondow Gorontalic Suwawa; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (present); Bonda, Jawi (sometimes)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	swu
Glottolog	suwa1241

Suwawa is a Philippine language spoken in North Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia. It is also known as Bonda, Bone, Bunda, Bune, Suvava, and Toewawa.^[2] It is spoken by the Suwawa people. The language mostly spoken in Suwawa District, Regency of Bone Bolango.

NativetoIndonesia

RegionNorth Sulawesi

Native speakers

5,000 (2012)^[1]

Language family

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
  - Greater Central Philippine
    - Gorontalo–Mongondow
      - Gorontalic
        Suwawa

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