| Tonsawang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | NorthernSulawesi |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1981)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnw |
| Glottolog | tons1239 |
| ELP | Tonsawang |
Tonsawang, also known as Tombatu,[2] is anAustronesian language of the northern tip ofSulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to theMinahasan branch of thePhilippine languages.[3][4][5]
According to linguistJames Sneddon, the language is "one of the most isolated languages", spoken in southeast Minahasa,[6] while linguistRobert Blust situated it, along with the others of the Minahasan group, nearLake Tondano, "in the northern peninsula of Sulawesi".[7]
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