Malay, Manado
A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)
| Population | 850,000 (2001). |
| Region | North Sulawesi, Minahasa District, west coast, Manado port area. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 60 |
| Alternate names | Manadonese Malay, Minahasan Malay |
| Dialects | Most similar to North Moluccan Malay [max]. Also similar to Sri Lankan Malay [sci]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay, Trade, East Indonesian A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa] (Malaysia). |
| Language use | Trade language. An important, growing lingua franca in many parts of Sulawesi. 1,500,000 L2 users in North Sulawesi. Also use Indonesian [ind]. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Bible portions: 2003–2007. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Influences from Portuguese and Ternate [tft]. Christian, Muslim. |
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