Talaud language

Talaud
Native toIndonesia
RegionTalaud Islands, North Sulawesi
Native speakers
(82,000 cited 2000 census)
Dialects
  • Lami
  • Tirawata
Language codes
ISO 639-3tld
Glottologtala1285
Talaud
Talaud
Coordinates: 4°07′N 126°48′E / 4.12°N 126.80°E / 4.12; 126.80

Talaud is an Austronesian language spoken on the Talaud Islands north of Sulawesi, Indonesia. There are 2 dialects, namely the Lami dialect (which is spoken on Miangas, Nanusa Islands, and Esang in the northern part of Karakelong Island) and the Tirawata dialect (which is used in Lirung, Kabaruan, and the southern part of Karakelong Island).

Miangas is actually a subdialect, but more different from its main dialect, Lami.