Tobelo language

Tobelo
Native to	Indonesia
Region	North Halmahera
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	West Papuan? North Halmahera Northern Mainland Tobelo–Tugutil Tobelo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: tlb – Tobelo tuj – Tugutil
Glottolog	tobe1251
ELP	Tobelo
The Tobelo–Tugutil speaking region (grey) on Halmahera

Tobelo (Indonesian: bahasa Tobelo) is a North Halmahera language spoken on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera and on parts of several neighboring islands. The Tobelo-speaking heartland is in the six administrative districts (Indonesian: kecamatan) of Tobelo, located on the western shore of Kao Bay and forming the central part of Halmahera Utara Regency. Other Tobelo speaking areas are the five districts of Wasile (the northwestern half of East Halmahera Regency; where they are actually speakers of the Tugutil language which is very related to Tobelo) on the south and east coast of Kao Bay, and the northern half of Morotai Island. The district capital, also known as Tobelo, serves as a regional commercial and administrative center and is the largest settlement on Halmahera.