Tomini language

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Tomini
Tialo
Native to Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Native speakers
30,000 (2001) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 txm
Glottolog tomi1243
ELP Tomini

Tomini proper, or Tialo, is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tialo speakers live along the coast of the Tomini Bay between Tingkulang (Tomini) and Moutong. [2]

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References

  1. Tomini at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoli languages: General information and word lists. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 511. Canberra: The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-511.