The Gorontalo language (also called Hulontalo) is a language spoken in Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia by the Gorontalo people.^[2]

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Considerable lexical influence comes from Malay, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch,^[3] and the North Halmahera languages.^[3][4] Manado Malay and Indonesian are also spoken in the area.^[3][5]

Musa Kasim et al. (1981) give five main dialects of Gorontalo: east Gorontalo, Limboto, Gorontolo City, west Gorontalo, and Tilamuta.