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DOK ISO 639-3

Dondo

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
dok
Population
10,000 (2010 census).
Location:
Central Sulawesi province: Buol and Tolitoli regencies, Baolan, Dampal Utara, Dondo, Galang, and Tolitoli Utara sub-districts; at least 25 villages; Gorontalo province: Pohuwato regency.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tomini, Northern
Language Use
Children receive their education in Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dondo
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Most of the hill Dondo interact socially with the Dondo coastal population which reinforces the use of Dondo in a variety of functions. Muslim.

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Location: Central Sulawesi province: Buol and Tolitoli regencies, Baolan, Dampal Utara, Dondo, Galang, and Tolitoli Utara sub-districts; at least 25 villages; Gorontalo province: Pohuwato regency.