Dialects: None known. Structurally related to Gorontalo ,, but with heavy lexical borrowing from Mongondow ,. Lexical similarity: 79% with Mongondow ,, 66% with Ponosakan ,, 63% with Kaidipang ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 (2004 SIL).
Language Use: Children mostly or exclusively use Indonesian [ind] (1990). Also use Indonesian [ind], Mongondow [mog].
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim.