Gorap

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
goq
User Population

1,000 (1992 SIL).

Location

North Maluku province: Halmahera Utara regency, Bobane and Igo villages; Pulau Morotai regency, Pilowo and Waringin villages on Morotai island.

Language Maps
Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Unclassified
Dialects

None known. A mixed language, with Ternate [tft] and Malay [max] words and different word order from other languages of north Halmahera or Austronesian languages. Lexical similarity: 85% with Indonesian [ind], but comprehension is limited.

Language Use

Under strong pressure from the languages from which the majority of its vocabulary seems to have originated (Wurm 2007). All domains. Shifting to Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gorap
Other Comments

Consider Sulawesi their ancestral homeland.