Bolango

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bld
Alternate Names
Atinggola-Bolango, Bolaang Uki, Bolang-Banka, Bulanga, Bulanga-Uki
User Population

5,770 (2010 census), decreasing.

Location

Gorontalo province: Gorontalo Utara regency, Atinggola town area; North Sulawesi province: Bolaang Mongondow Selantan regency, Molibagu area; Bolaang Mongondow Utara regency.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Gorontalo-Mongondow, Gorontalic
Dialects

Bolango (Uki), Atinggola (Andagile, Attingola, Diu, Kattinggola).

Language Use

Younger generation shifting to Manado Malay [xmm] (2019 J. Lobel). Mixed: Home, Community, Work. Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. All also use Manado Malay [xmm]. Some also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bolango
Other Comments

Muslim.