Badaic languages
| Badaic | |
|---|---|
| Bada-Behoa-Napu | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | (23,000 cited 1989–2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:bhz – Badabep – Behoanpy – Napu |
| Glottolog | bada1260 |
Bada, or Badaic, is a dialect continuum of Malayo-Polynesian languages in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The three principal varieties, Bada (Bada’), Behoa (Besoa), and Napu, are 85–90% lexically similar, but their speakers are culturally distinct.
The classification of the Badaic languages is controversial. While generally held to be a branch of the Kaili-Pamona languages, they share many features with languages of the Seko branch of the South Sulawesi languages,[2] and may actually prove to be South Sulawesi languages that were strongly influenced by Kaili-Pamona languages.[3]
References
- ^ Bada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Behoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Napu 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.
- ^ Mead, David. (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup." In John Lynch (ed.), Issues in Austronesian historical phonology. pp. 115-141. PL-550. Canberra: Australian National University.
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