Bada language
| Bada | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Ethnicity | Tobada |
Native speakers | (6,800 cited 1989)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bhz |
| Glottolog | bada1261 |
Bada (also Badaʼ) is an Austronesian language spoken in the South Lore district of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Together with Napu and Behoa, it belongs to the Badaic subgroup.[2]
Grammar
Bada has the following pronoun sets:[3]
| independent | enclitic | prefixed | suffixed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.sg. | kodoʔ (koʔo) | -aʔ (-naʔ) | ku- | -(ng)kuʔ |
| 2.sg. | io | -koʔ | nu- | -mu |
| 3.sg. | ia | --- | na- | -na |
| 1.pl. inclusive | kitaʔ | -keʔ | ta- | -(n)taʔ |
| 1.pl. exclusive | kaiʔ | -kaʔ | ki- | -(ng)kiʔ |
| 2.pl. | kamiu | -komi | ni- | -mi |
| 3.pl. | hera | -heʔ | ra | -nda |
References
- ^ Bada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Martens, Michael P. (1989). "The Badaic languages of Central Sulawesi". In James N. Sneddon (ed.), Studies in Sulawesi languages, part 1, 19–53. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.
- ^ Woensdregt, Jacob (1925). Mythen en sagen der Berg-Toradja's van Midden-Selebes, vertaald en van aanteekeningen voorzien. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 65:3. Weltevreden: Kolff.