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

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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.