Endangered Languages Project

Language of Tobelo town and the southern portion of Kao Bay, as well as various migrant communities across Halmahera and neighboring islands.

KLASSIFIZIERUNG		North Halmaheran
ORTHGRAFIE		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
SPRACHENCODE		tlb
VARIANTEN & DIALEKTE		Heleworuru Boeng Dodinga Lake Paca Kukumutuk and Popon
DOWNLOAD		Als csv
WEITERE RESSOURCEN		OLAC-Suche

Bedroht

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Muttersprachler weltweit
MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER
According to Holton (2003), "Outside of the regional center of Tobelo town, Tobelo is still learned as a first language and still spoken as the language of every-day communication. Indeed, in many villages school teachers who do not speak Tobelo are frustrated by the lack of fluency in Malay among school-age children. However, in Tobelo town itself the situation is rapidly changing.

NUTZUNGSBEREICHE
ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN
VERBREITUNG
ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN
KOMMENTARE ZUM SPRACHKONTEXT: All speakers are fluent in local Malay.
Skripte (Schreibsysteme und Orthografien): Latin
Rechtschreibung: limited number of religious publications are available in Tobelo

WEITERE KOMMENTARE: Many Tobelo have emigrated and settled elsewhere on Halmahera and the surrounding islands. Hence, significant Tobelo populations are found on Morotai, Bacan, Obi and the Raja Ampat Islands.

					2020	Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-third edition						SIL International			Dallas						Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2020. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-third edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International.						27,700	2000	10000-99999						Malay, Indonesia.			Positive attitudes toward language.	Taught in middle school in Tobelo town.			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)										1.731944,128.007778
					2003	Tobelo						LINCOM Europa			Munich						Holton, Gary							15,000	2003		According to Holton (2003), "Outside of the regional center of Tobelo town, Tobelo is still learned as a first language and still spoken as the language of every-day communication. Indeed, in many villages school teachers who do not speak Tobelo are frustrated by the lack of fluency in Malay among school-age children. However, in Tobelo town itself the situation is rapidly changing.					Malay, Indonesian				All speakers are fluent in local Malay.			Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11			13	12		Many Tobelo have emigrated and settled elsewhere on Halmahera and the surrounding islands. Hence, significant Tobelo populations are found on Morotai, Bacan, Obi and the Raja Ampat Islands.			1.731944,128.007778

Tobelo