Tontemboan
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A language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Pakewa, Tompakewa, Tountemboan
Population
150,000 (1990 J. Merrifield).
Location
Sulawesi Utara province: Minahasa Selatan regency on Amurang bay inland; Minahasa and Minahasa Tenggara regencies, Lake Tondano southeast strip to coast.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Tompaso (Makelai, Makela’i-Maotow), Sonder (Matanai, Matana’i-Maore’).
Language Use
Under pressure from Manado Malay [xmm].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1933.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian.