Ratahan language

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Ratahan (also Toratán) is an Austronesian language spoken in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The language is mainly spoken in the Southeast Minahasa region.[2]

Ratahan
Toratán
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Ethnicity30,000 (1989)[1]
Native speakers
(500 cited 1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rth
Glottolograta1244
ELPRatahan

References

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  1. ^ a b Ratahan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Himmelmann, Nikolaus P.; Wolff, John U. (1999). Toratán (Ratahan) (PDF). Languages of the World/Materials, 130. München: Lincom Europa.