Tondano language
Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Tondano (also known as Tolou, Tolour, Tondanou, and Toulour) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Tondano area of northeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is most similar to Tombulu and to Tonsea.[1]
NativetoIndonesia
RegionNortheast Sulawesi
Native speakers
(92,000 cited 1981)[1]Austronesian
-
Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
- Minahasan
- North
- Northeast
- Tondano
- Northeast
- North
- Minahasan
- Philippine
| Tondano | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Northeast Sulawesi |
Native speakers | (92,000 cited 1981)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdn |
| Glottolog | tond1251 |
There is some lexical influence from European languages, such as Dutch, as well as Malay, Tombulu, and Ternate.[2][3][4]
Dialects
There are three main dialects of the Tondano language: Tondano proper, Kakas or Ka'kas, and Remboken.[5]
Phonology
/ɰ/ may also have an allophone as a fricative [ɣ].[7]
Phonemes in parentheses typically occur from loan words.
