Tombulu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tom
Alternate Names
Minahasa, Minhasa, Tombalu, Tombula, Tombulu’, Toumbulu
Population

60,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981), decreasing.

Location

North Sulawesi Province. Northeast coast, near Manado city, Tanawangko and Tomohon areas.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Minahasan, North, Northeast
Dialects

Taratara, Tomohon. Most similar to Tondano [tdn] and Tonsea [txs].

Language Use

Under pressure from Manado Malay [xmm].

Language Development
Bible portions: 1933–2012.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.