Minahasan languages
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The Minahasan languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Minahasa people in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. They belong to the Philippine subgroup.
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Minahasan | |
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Ethnicity | Minahasans |
Geographic distribution | North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Glottolog | mina1272 |
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Considerable lexical influence comes from Spanish, Portuguese, and Ternate, a historical legacy of the presence of foreign powers.[1][2] The Minahasan languages are distinct from the Manado Malay (Minahasa Malay) language, which is Malayic in origin, and has been displacing the indigenous languages of the area.[3][4]