Tomini language

Tomini
Tomini
Tialo
Native to	Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Native speakers	30,000 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Celebic Tomini–Tolitoli Tomini Tomini; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	txm
Glottolog	tomi1243
ELP	Tomini

Last updated November 26, 2025

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]

References

↑ Tomini at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ 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.

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[e18-1] Tomini at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Himmelmann-Tomini-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.

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