Batui

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
zbt
Alternate Names
Baha
User Population

850 (2010 census), decreasing.

Location

Central Sulawesi province: Banggai regency, Batui sub-district, Balantang, Batui, Sisipan, and Tolando villages; eastern peninsula.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Saluan-Banggai, Western, Saluanic
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 74% with Saluan [loe], 60% with Andio [bzb], 54% with Bobongko [bgb], 46% with Balantak [blz], 38% with Banggai [bgz].

Language Use

Home, cultural events. Adults only. Positive attitudes. Shifting to Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Batui
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.