Gorontalo language
| Gorontalo | |
|---|---|
| Bahasa Hulontalo | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Gorontalo North Sulawesi Central Sulawesi |
| Ethnicity | Gorontalo people |
Native speakers | (1 million cited 2000 census) |
| Latin Historically Jawi | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | gor |
| ISO 639-3 | gor |
| Glottolog | goro1259 |
The Gorontalo language (also called Hulontalo) is a language spoken in Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia by the Gorontalo people. With around one million speakers (2000 census), it is a major language of northern Sulawesi.
Considerable lexical influence comes from Malay, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, and the North Halmahera languages. The Gorontalo region used to be controlled by the Sultanate of Ternate. Manado Malay and Indonesian are also spoken in the area. Despite its relatively large number of speakers, Gorontalo is under much pressure from Malay varieties, especially in urban settings.
Sizable Gorontalo communities can be found in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi, as well as Jakarta.