Gorontalo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hulontalo, Gorongtalo, Guarantala, Gunongtello, Holontalo, Gorontalo language, gor
Gorontalo language
Key facts
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Region
- Gorontalo , North Sulawesi , Central Sulawesi
- Ethnicity
- Gorontalo and Polahi
- Native speakers
- (1 million cited 2000 census)
- Language family
- Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Gorontalo–Mongondow Gorontalic Gorontalo
- Writing system
- Latin , Historically Jawi
- Iso 639 2
- gor
- Iso 639 3
- gor
- Glottolog
- goro1259
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Gorontalo language
- P10369
- Republic of Ireland
- native label
- bahasa Gorontalo
- Wikimedia language code
- gor
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 1000000
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The Gorontalo language (also called Hulontalo) is a language spoken in Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia by the Gorontalo people and Polahi people. With around one million speakers (2000 census), it is a major language of northern Sulawesi.
Considerable lexical influence comes from Malay, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, and the North Halmahera languages. The Gorontalo region used to be controlled by the Sultanate of Ternate. Manado Malay and Indonesian are also spoken in the area. Despite its relatively large number of speakers, Gorontalo is under much pressure from Malay varieties, especially in urban settings.