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Minahasan languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
northern Sulawesi

Glottolog:
  
mina1272

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Minahasan

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):

  • Tonsawang
  • North Minahasan
  • Tontemboan
  • Northeast: Tondano, Tombulu (Minahasa), Tonsea

    • Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) classify Minahasan as a branch of the Philippine languages.

    References

    Minahasan languages Wikipedia
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