Tombelala

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Baria, Belala, Mbelala
User Population

2,240 (2010 census).

Location

Central Sulawesi province: Morowali regency, Bungku Tengah sub-district, 4 villages on Tolo bay west coast.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Kaili-Pamona, Northern, Pamona
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 66%–76% with Pamona [pmf] varieties and 38% with Bungku [bkz].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tombelala
Other Comments

Consider themselves Pamona. Muslim.