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| Gorontalo | |
|---|---|
| Bahasa Hulontalo | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Gorontalo North Sulawesi Central Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 1 million (2000 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | gor |
| ISO 639-3 | gor |
| Glottolog | goro1259 |
The Gorontalo language (also called Hulontalo) is a language spoken in Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia by the Gorontalo people.[2] With around one million speakers (2000 census), it is a major language of northern Sulawesi.[3]
Considerable lexical influence comes from Malay, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch,[4] and the North Halmahera languages.[4][5] The Gorontalo region used to be controlled by the Sultanate of Ternate.[4] Manado Malay and Indonesian are also spoken in the area.[4][6] Despite its relatively large number of speakers, Gorontalo is under much pressure from Malay varieties, especially in urban settings.[3]
Sizable Gorontalo communities can be found in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, as well as Jakarta.[4]
- ^ Gorontalo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "The Gorontalo Language". The linguist list. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ a b Mead, David, "Gorontalo", Sulawesi Language Alliance, retrieved 2024-09-19
- ^ a b c d e Little (1995), p. 521
- ^ Henley (1996), p. 28
- ^ Zakariya, Ulfa; Lustyantie, Ninuk; Emzir (2021). "The Gorontalo Language in Professional Communication: its Maintenance and Native Speakers' Attitudes". Professional Discourse & Communication. 3 (3): 39–51. doi:10.24833/2687-0126-2021-3-3-39-51. ISSN 2687-0126.