Tontemboan
PrintA language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Pakewa, Tompakewa, Tountemboan
Population
150,000 (1990 J. Merrifield).
Location
North Sulawesi Province. Minahasa peninsula, northeast coast, southern shore, Amurang bay inland.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Sonder (Matanai, Matana’i-Maore’), Tompaso (Makelai, Makela’i-Maotow).
Language Use
Under pressure from Manado Malay [xmm].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1933.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian.