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Tomini language

Tomini proper, or Tialo, is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tialo speakers live along the coast of the Tomini Bay between Tingkulang (Tomini) and Moutong.

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Tomini
Tialo
Native toCentral Sulawesi, Indonesia
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 2001)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3txm
Glottologtomi1243
ELPTomini

Tomini proper, or Tialo, is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tialo speakers live along the coast of the Tomini Bay between Tingkulang (Tomini) and Moutong.2

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  1. Tomini at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoli languages: General information and word lists. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 511. Canberra: The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-511.