Tidore

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: tvo
Population: 46,000, all users. L1 users: 26,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). L2 users: 20,000.
Location:: North Maluku province: Tidore, Mare, and Moti islands; Halmahera island west coast areas.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: West Papuan, North Halmahera, Ternate-Tidore
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Ternate [tft].
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Also use North Moluccan Malay [max]. Used as L2 by Sawai [szw].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tidore
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: North Maluku province: Tidore, Mare, and Moti islands; Halmahera island west coast areas.