Bantik

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bnq
Alternate Names
Banti’
User Population

1,200 (2010 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 10,000 (2019).

Location

North Sulawesi province: Manado city area, 11 villages; north peninsula, northeast section.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sangiric, Southern
Typology

SVO; prepositions; noun heads initial; content question words predominantly in situ; maximum number of prefixes is 3 with only 1 suffix; clause constituent functions marked by word order.

Language Use

Under pressure from Manado Malay [xmm]. Older adults only. Positive attitudes. Shifted to Manado Malay [xmm]. Most also use Indonesian [ind], in formal and religious registers.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: More than 90% in the age group born after 1950s. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bantik
Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.