Manado Malay Loanwords From Other Languages
Due to the past colonisation by the Dutch and the Portuguese in Sulawesi, several words of this language originates from their languages.
| Standard Indonesian | Manado Malay loanword | Language of Origin | English meaning |
| topi | capeo | Portuguese (chapéu) | cap, hat |
| bosan | fastiu | Portuguese (fastio) | bored |
| untuk | for | Dutch (voor) | for |
| garpu | fork | Dutch (vork) | fork |
| tenggorokan | gargantang | Portuguese (garganta) | throat |
| kursi | kadera | Portuguese (cadeira) | chair |
| bendera | bandera | Portuguese (bandeira) | flag |
| saputangan | lenso | Portuguese (lenço) | handkerchief |
| tapi | mar | Dutch (maar) | but |
| jagung | milu | Portuguese (milho) | corn, maize |
| Paman | om | Dutch (oom) | uncle |
| nenek | oma | Dutch (oma) | grandmother |
| kakek | opa | Dutch (opa) | grandfather |
| bayangan | sombar | Portuguese (sombra) | shadow |
| keringat | suar | Portuguese (suar) | sweat |
| Bibi | tante | Dutch (tante) | aunt |
| dahi | testa | Portuguese (testa) | forehead, temple |
| penyu | tuturuga | Portuguese (tartaruga) | turtle |
| sepatu | chapatu | Portuguese (sapato) | shoe(s) |
| kebun | kintal | Portuguese (quintal) | (agricultural) field or garden |
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