Suwawa language

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Suwawa
Bonda
Native to Indonesia
Region North Sulawesi
Native speakers
5,000 (2012) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 swu
Glottolog suwa1241

Suwawa is a Philippine language spoken in North Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia. It is also known as Bonda, Bone, Bunda, Bune, Suvava, and Toewawa. [2] The language mostly spoken in Suwawa District, Regency of Bone Bolango.

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References

  1. Suwawa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Suwawa Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International

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