Geographicdistribution: northern Sulawesi | Glottolog: mina1272 | |
Linguistic classification: AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineMinahasan | ||
The Minahasan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Minahasa people in northern Sulawesi. These languages are distinct from the Manado Malay language.
Classification
The languages are (Sneddon 1978:9):
Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) classify Minahasan as a branch of the Philippine languages.
References
Minahasan languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA