Sangir

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
sxn
Alternate Names
Sangi, Sangih, Sangihé, Sangirese
Population

200,000 in Indonesia (Maryott 1993), increasing. 50,000 Siau, 10,000 Tagulandang. Population total all countries: 255,000.

Location

North Sulawesi Province. Northwest of east end of peninsula, Great Sangir island. Also in Philippines.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Sangiric, Northern
Dialects

Manganitu (Tamako), Siau (Sjauw), Tabukang (Tabukan), Tagulandang (Tahulandang), Taruna (Tahuna).

Language Use

Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1883–1994.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.

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