Kaidipang

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: kzp
Alternate Names: Bolangitang, Dio, Kaidipang-Bolangitang
Population: 6,660 (2010 census), decreasing. No monolinguals (2019).
Location:: North Sulawesi province: Bolaang Mongondo Utara regency, Kaidipang and Bolangitang towns; north coast.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Gorontalo-Mongondow, Gorontalic
Dialects: Kaidipang (Kaidipan, Kodipang), Bolangitang (Bolaang Itang, Bolang-Hitam, Bolang-Itam).
Language Use: Younger generation is using more Manado Malay [xmm] (2019 J. Lobel). Mixed use: Home, Community, Work. Adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifting to Manado Malay [xmm]. Some also use Indonesian [ind].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: North Sulawesi province: Bolaang Mongondo Utara regency, Kaidipang and Bolangitang towns; north coast.