Kaidipang

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A language of Indonesia

Alternate Names

Bolangitang, Dio, Kaidipang-Bolangitang

User Population

6,660 (2010 census), decreasing. No monolinguals (2019).

North Sulawesi province: Bolaang Mongondo Utara regency, Kaidipang and Bolangitang towns; north coast.

Language Maps

Indonesia, Sulawesi

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

Kaidipang (Kaidipan, Kodipang), Bolangitang (Bolaang Itang, Bolang-Hitam, Bolang-Itam).

Younger generation is using more Manado Malay [xmm] (2019 J. Lobel). Mixed use: Home, Community, Work. Adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifting to Manado Malay [xmm]. Some also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Kaidipang

Muslim.