| (documentation TernateLanguage EnglishLanguage "The TernateLanguage is a SouthernNorthHalmaheraLanguage of Indonesia (Maluku). SIL code: TFT. ISO 639-2: paa. Population: 42,000 native speakers and 20,000 or more second language users (1981 Wurm and Hattori). Region: North Maluku, islands of Ternate, Kayoa, Bacan, Obi, and coastal communities on western north Halmahera. Lingua franca in northern and northeastern Halmahera. Comments: Close to Tidore. Vigorous use in daily communication. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Tidore. Trade language. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 25% to 50%. Muslim.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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