Balaesang

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Balaesan, Balaisang, Pajo
User Population

3,300 (2010 census).

Location

Central Sulawesi province: Donggala regency, Balaesang sub-district, Kamonji, Ketong, and Rano villages on Manimbayu peninsula.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tomini, Southern
Language Use

Endangered in all communities (Florey 2005). Shifting to Indonesian [ind], which is the preference of the younger generation (Wurm 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Balaesang
Other Comments

Muslim.