It is definitely endangered, currently under pressure from the local variety of Malay.[2]
Sula has borrowed many lexical items from
Ambonese Malay, as well as
Ternate, a more dominant language of
North Maluku.[2]: 141, 342–535 Dutch loans have entered the language too, perhaps through Malay and Ternate. Standard Indonesian has also been influential.[2]: 141
Mangole is sometimes listed as a distinct language.[2]: 50
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