Endangered Languages Project - Totoli

Totoli

^{[aka Tontoli, Tolitoli, Gage]}

Classification: Austronesian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Tontoli, Tolitoli, Gage
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		txe
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoi Languages: General Information and Word Lists” . Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (2001) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~7500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
25000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Many sources list 25,000 under number of speakers. This is actually the ethnic population. There are, according to Himmelmann, maybe 7,500 speakers.

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Generally negative.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: No government support.
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: No institutional support
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: On Sulawesi. Northern Toli-Toli near Toli-Toli and Binontoan.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (Himmelmann 2001)

PLACES: Indonesia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Sulawesi, north coast, Tolitoli Utara, Galang, Baolan, Dondo, subdistricts. 29 villages, or parts of villages

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: northern Central Sulawesi

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