Gorontalo Malay | |
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Bahasa Indonesia Gorontalo[1] | |
Mobisala Molayu | |
Native to | Indonesia (Gorontalo and Central Sulawesi) |
Region | Gorontalo and the northern part of Gulf of Tomini |
Ethnicity | Gorontaloan |
Native speakers | ~1,000,000 |
Malay-based creole languages
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Latin and Jawi[2] | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
Gorontalo Malay, also known as Bahasa Indonesia Gorontalo or Mobisala Molayu in Gorontalo,[1] is a Malay-based creole language spoken by the majority of the Gorontalo people in the northern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia, especially in the province of Gorontalo,[3][4] as well as in Buol Regency, Central Sulawesi.[5]
Linguistically, Gorontalo Malay us classified as a trade language and a Malay-based creole.[6][7] It generally functions as a lingua franca in Gorontalo and its surrounding areas, including parts of the northern Gulf of Tomini, which are also inhabited by the Gorontaloan people.[8][9]
The influence of Arabic is evident in Gorontalo Malay, with several Arabic words incorporated into the language, such as ana (أنا) for the first-person singular pronoun (I) and ente (أنت) for the second-person singular pronoun (you).[10]
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