Borgo language

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Borgo
bahasa Borgo
Native to Indonesia
Region Manado, North Sulawesi
EthnicityBorgo people
Native speakers
11,516 (1921; ethnic population) [1]
Malay-based creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None

Borgo is a creole language whose lexicon is largely based on Manado Malay, a Malay-based creole language, but with significant Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch influences. It is spoken in Manado, North Sulawesi by the Borgo ethnic group, of mixed descent from indigenous peoples and Europeans. [2]

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Their presence at the tip of the Minahasa Peninsula since the 16th century has had a lot of influence there, including in terms of language. According to Paulus Heydemans, a Borgo ethnic cultural expert, he said that Manado Malay was formed from language contact which caused a mixture of the Bawontehu (a Sangir dialect), [3] Minahasan, Borgo, and Ternate languages. [4]

Naming

The name of Borgo itself comes from the Dutch term "Burgher", which comes from the word vrijburgers which means 'free peoples'. [5] Their language is called Borgo language or Manado Malay Borgo dialect. [6]

History

During the colonial period in Indonesia, many Borgo people lived in Manado, Kema in North Minahasa, Tanawangko in Minahasa, and Amurang in South Minahasa. They were originally a group of descendants of Europeans, namely the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish. They once received special privileges from the Dutch East Indies government not to have to pay taxes, unlike what was required of the Minahasan people in general at that time. They obtained this freedom until 1919. In 1921, their number was recorded as 11,516 people. [1]

In the Minahasa Peninsula, they were assimilated as Manadonese. Manado Malay itself is generally divided into three dialects, namely Coastal Malay, Mountain Malay, and Town Malay. This Coastal Malay dialect is used by people around the coast, especially among the Borgo people. In other places, they have generally blended with other Minahasan groups, for example becoming the Tombulu, Tontemboan, and Tonsea peoples. [1]

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