Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tondano (also known as Tolou, Tolour, Tondanou, and Toulour) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Tondano area of northeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is most similar to Tombulu and to Tonsea.
There is some lexical influence from European languages, such as Dutch, as well as Malay, Tombulu, and Ternate.
Dialects
There are three main dialects of the Tondano language: Tondano proper, Kakas or Ka'kas, and Remboken.
See also
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