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TidoreLanguage
The TidoreLanguage is a SouthernNorthHalmaheraLanguage of Indonesia (Maluku). SIL code: TVO. ISO 639-2: paa. Population: 26,000 native speakers, 20,000 or more second language users (1981 Wurm and Hattori). Region: North Maluku, islands of Tidore, Maitara, Mare, northern half of Moti, and some areas of west coast of Halmahera. Comments: Close to Ternate. Language attitudes are positive. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Ternate. 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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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 NorthHalmaheraLanguageOf the 26 WestPapuanLanguages, 16 are classified as a NorthHalmaheraLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SouthernNorthHalmaheraLanguageOf the 16 NorthHalmaheraLanguages, 14 are classified as a SouthernNorthHalmaheraLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
 WestPapuanLanguageA WestPapuanLanguage is any one of 26 languages forming a distinct family of languages of Indonesia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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