Ternate language
Ternate (ISO 639-3 code tft) is a language of the North Halmahera family spoken in Indonesia. It has about 42,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tft |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | tern1247 |
| Family | North Halmahera |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Indonesia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 42,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Ternate words
- age
- ahi
- alus
- amo
- ana
- aru
- bai
- bala
- bangbang
- bati
- baulaco
- bobane
- bobato
- bobatu
- bobooca
- bolebole
- bou
- bubu
- cabu
- cako
- dadi
- dogo
- duko
- falo
Related languages
Other North Halmahera languages, nearest first.
- Tidore44,000 speakers
- Tobelo15,000 speakers
- West Makian12,000 speakers
- Kao200 speakers
- Ibu10 speakers
- Pagu
- Tabaru
More about Ternate
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.