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Modole language

North Halmahera language spoken in Indonesia

Modole is a North Halmahera language of Indonesia. The language is spoken in several villages in the Kao region on the northern peninsula of the island of Halmahera.

Modole language
Modole
Native toIndonesia
RegionHalmahera
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1983)[1]
West Papuan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3mqo
Glottologmodo1249

Modole is a North Halmahera language of Indonesia. The language is spoken in several villages in the Kao region on the northern peninsula of the island of Halmahera.

References

  1. Modole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

Zielenbach, Maria. 2026. Half silver, half gold: Modole folk stories and a first sketch grammar. (Open Text Collections 6). Berlin: Language Science Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17511782 https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/542