Dondo

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
dok
Population

13,000 (Himmelmann 2001).

Location

Central Sulawesi Province. Tolitoli and Buol regencies, Tolitoli Utara, Baolan, Dondo, Galang, and Dampal Utara subdistricts, at least 25 villages. North peninsula, inland from Dondo bay, east and south coasts.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tomini, Northern
Dialects

Consider Dondo a separate language from Totoli [txe]. Probably separate from Tomini [txm].

Language Use

Children receive their education in Indonesian [ind] (2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dondo
Other Comments

Most of the hill Dondo interact socially with the Dondo coastal population which reinforces the use of Dondo in a variety of functions. Muslim, Christian.