Tondano | Ethnologue

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tdn
Alternate Names: Tolou, Tolour, Tondanou, Toulour
Autonym: Toundano
Population: 9,560 (2010 census), decreasing. No monolinguals (2019 T. Brickell).
Location:: North Sulawesi province: Minahasa regency on north peninsula, Lake Tondano area.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Minahasan, North, Northeast
Dialects: Tondano (Toulour), Kakas (Ka’kas), Remboken. Most similar to Tonsea [txs].
Language Use: Younger generations mostly use Manado Malay [xmm]. Older adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifted to Manado Malay [xmm]. Some also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1996.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tondano
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: North Sulawesi province: Minahasa regency on north peninsula, Lake Tondano area.