Suwawa

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
swu
Alternate Names
Bonda, Bone, Bunda, Bune, Suvava, Toewawa, Tuwawa
User Population

7,590 (2010 census), decreasing. No monolinguals (2019).

Location

Gorontalo province: Bone Bolango regency, Bone river valley.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

Mixed: Home, Community, Work. Adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifting to Indonesian [ind], with some elements of Manado Malay [xmm]. Many also use Gorontalo [gor].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Suwawa
Other Comments

Separate language from Gorontalo [gor]. Muslim.