Sangir, also known as Sangihé, Sangi, Sangil, or Sangih, is an Austronesian language spoken on the islands linking northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, with Mindanao, Philippines by the Sangir people.
It belongs to the Philippine group within the Austronesian language family.
[1] Some lexical influence comes from Ternate and Spanish,[2][3] as well as Dutch and Malay.
[4] Many of the Sangirese have migrated to areas outside of the Sangihe archipelago, including mainland Sulawesi, as well as the Philippines, where the language remains vigorous.
[5] Sangir is also spoken by Sangirese migrants in North Maluku, Indonesia.