Boano

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bzl
Alternate Names: Boan-diks, Bolano
Population: 2,400 (2010 census).
Location:: Central Sulawesi province: Parigi Moutong sub-district, Bolano village; north peninsula, south coast, facing gulf of Tomini.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tolitoli
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 83% with Totoli [txe].
Language Use: Children are educated in Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Community. Some young people, all adults. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Tomini [txm].
Other Comments: Different from Boano [bzn] in Maluku. Muslim.

Location: Central Sulawesi province: Parigi Moutong sub-district, Bolano village; north peninsula, south coast, facing gulf of Tomini.