Boano

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bzl
Alternate Names
Boan-diks, Bolano
User Population

2,400 (2010 census).

Location

Central Sulawesi province: Parigi Moutong sub-district, Bolano village; north peninsula, south coast, facing gulf of Tomini.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tolitoli
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 83% with Totoli [txe].

Language Use

Children are educated in Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Community. Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Tomini [txm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Boano
Other Comments

Different from Boano [bzn] in Maluku. Muslim.