Dialects: None known. A mixed language, with Ternate , and Malay , words and different word order from other languages of north Halmahera or Austronesian languages. Lexical similarity: 85% with Indonesian ,, but comprehension is limited.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000 (1992 SIL).
Language Use: Under strong pressure from the languages from which the majority of its vocabulary seems to have originated (Wurm 2007). All domains.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Consider Sulawesi their ancestral homeland.