TNT ISO 639-3
Tontemboan
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- tnt
- Alternate Names
- Pakewa, Tompakewa, Tountemboan
- Population
- 14,860 (2010 census).
- Location:
- North Sulawesi province: Minahasa Selatan regency on Amurang bay inland; Minahasa and Minahasa Tenggara regencies, Lake Tondano southeast strip to coast.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Minahasan, North
- Dialects
- Tompaso (Makelai, Makela’i-Maotow), Sonder (Matanai, Matana’i-Maore’).
- Language Use
- Under pressure from Manado Malay [xmm]. Some young people, all adults. Also use Manado Malay [xmm].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1933–2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tontemboan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: North Sulawesi province: Minahasa Selatan regency on Amurang bay inland; Minahasa and Minahasa Tenggara regencies, Lake Tondano southeast strip to coast.
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