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'''Gorap''' is a [[North Halmahera languages|Northern Halmahera]] language<ref name="PB">{{cite web |title=Bahasa Gorap |language= id |trans-title= Gorap language |url= https://petabahasa.kemdikbud.go.id/infobahasa2.php?idb=779&idp=Maluku%20Utara |work=Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa |publisher= Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia |___location= Indonesia}}</ref> of [[West Papuan languages|West Papuan family]], natively spoken by the Bobaneigo ethnic group, indigenous to [[West Halmahera Regency|western]] and [[North Halmahera Regency|northern]] regions of the Indonesian island of [[Halmahera Island|Halmahera]].<ref name="PB"/>

It is a mixed language, with vocabulary from the Ternate and Malay languages and a high level of lexical similarity to Indonesian, but its word order rules are distinct and mutual comprehension is limited.

== Distribution ==

Based on the official linguistic mapping data by the National Language and Fostering Agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, theThe Gorap language is spoken natively on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, specifically in the Kao Teluk district which is administratively part of the North Halmahera regencial region and also in the East Jailolo district in the West Halmahera regencial region.<ref name="PB"/> This language is also spoken by its diasporic community, especially those who lives on the island of Morotai (especially South Morotai) and also on the island of [[Sulawesi]] (especially Southeast Sulawesi).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gorap |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/22/language/goq/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=Ethnologue: Languages of the World}}</ref>

== Classification ==

Gorap is a mixed language with vocabulary from [[Ternate language|Ternate]] and [[Malay language|Malay]],<ref name="PB" /> and word order rules that are distinct from other Austronesian or North Halmahera languages. Its lexical similarity to [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] is 85%, but mutual comprehension is limited.<ref name=":0" />

Based on the classification of official linguistic data from the National Language and Fostering Agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, the Gorap language is one of the languages of the West Papuan family in the North Halmahera group, which shared the same linguistic family to Ternate, [[Tobelo language|Tobelo]], [[West Makian|Western Makian]], Galela and Sahu languages that are also spoken in the western region of Halmahera Island.<ref name="PB"/>

== References ==