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| Bantik | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | North Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2010)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bnq |
| Glottolog | bant1286 |
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Bantik is anendangeredAustronesian language, perhaps aPhilippine language, ofNorth Sulawesi,Indonesia. It is the traditional language of theBantik people [id] (a subgroup ofMinahasans), who are now switching toManado Malay (the local variety ofMalay) as their language for everyday communication. While using Indonesia for formal and religious occasions. Though Bantik is still used as a marker ofethnic identity.
Bantik is regarded as a men's language, used by men in private, and it is considered improper to speak to women in Bantik. Very few women under the age of 30 know how to speak it.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | a | |
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Flap | ɾ | ||||
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Bantik isagglutinative.
The basic sentence orders of Bantik aresubject–verb–object andverb–object–subject. The former is used when introducing a new object, the latter when introducing a new subject.
