Behoa language
Behoa (also Besoa) is an Austronesian language spoken in the North Lore district of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Together with Napu and Bada, it belongs to the Badaic subgroup. Based on lexical similarity, Behoa occupies an immediate position within Badaic between Napu and Bada; nevertheless it is geographically, politically and culturally distinct.
| Behoa | |
|---|---|
| Besoa | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Ethnicity | Behoa people |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bep |
| Glottolog | beso1237 |
| ELP | Besoa |
Behoa (also Besoa) is an Austronesian language spoken in the North Lore district of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Together with Napu and Bada, it belongs to the Badaic subgroup.[2] Based on lexical similarity, Behoa occupies an immediate position within Badaic between Napu and Bada; nevertheless it is geographically, politically and culturally distinct.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Behoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Martens, Michael P. (1989). "The Badaic languages of Central Sulawesi" (PDF). In Sneddon, James N. (ed.). Studies in Sulawesi Languages, Part 1. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya. pp. 19–53.
Further reading
[edit]- Saro, Ahmad; Sulaiman, Hanafi; Rahim, Abdillah A.; Kuruda, Sudarmin (1991). Struktur Bahasa Besoa [Besoa Structure] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. ISBN 979-459-165-3 – via repositori.kemdikbud.go.id.
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