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Tonsawang language
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Tonsawang
Native toIndonesia
RegionNorthern Sulawesi
Native speakers
(20,000 cited 1981)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3tnw
Glottologtons1239
ELPTonsawang

Tonsawang, also known as Tombatu,[2] is an Austronesian language of the northern tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Minahasan branch of the Philippine languages.[3][4][5]

Location

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According to linguist James Sneddon, the language is "one of the most isolated languages", spoken in southeast Minahasa,[6] while linguist Robert Blust situated it, along with the others of the Minahasan group, near Lake Tondano, "in the northern peninsula of Sulawesi".[7]

Orthography

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Alphabet

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  • a – [ä]
  • b – [b]
  • e – [ə]
  • è – [ɛ]
  • g – [g]
  • i – [i]
  • j – [d͡ʒ]
  • k – [k]
  • l – [l]
  • m – [m]
  • n – [n]
  • ng – [ŋ]
  • o – [o̞]
  • p – [p]
  • r – [ɾ]
  • s – [s]
  • t – [t]
  • u – [u]
  • w – [w]
  • ' – [ʔ][8][9]

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