Dondo

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
dok
User Population

10,000 (2010 census).

Location

Central Sulawesi province: Buol and Tolitoli regencies, Baolan, Dampal Utara, Dondo, Galang, and Tolitoli Utara sub-districts; at least 25 villages; Gorontalo province: Pohuwato regency.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tomini, Northern
Language Use

Children receive their education in Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dondo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Most of the hill Dondo interact socially with the Dondo coastal population which reinforces the use of Dondo in a variety of functions. Muslim.