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]
| Behoa | |
|---|---|
| Besoa | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bep |
| Glottolog | beso1237 |
| ELP | Besoa |
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.