Minahasan languages
| Minahasan | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Ethnicity | Minahasans |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mina1272 |
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.
Considerable lexical influence comes from Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Ternate, a historical legacy of the presence of foreign powers. 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.