Alternate Names: Minahasa, Minhasa, Tombalu, Tombula, Tombulu’, Toumbulu
Dialects: Taratara, Tomohon. Reportedly most similar to Tondano , and Tonsea ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 60,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981), decreasing.
Language Use: Under pressure from Manado Malay [xmm].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1933–2012.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.