Balaesang language

Balaesang
Balaesang
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Central Sulawesi
Native speakers	3,200 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Celebic Tomini–Tolitoli ? Tomini Balaesang; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bls
Glottolog	bala1314
ELP	Balaesang

Last updated November 26, 2025

Balaesang is a Celebic language of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

It is spoken in the three villages of Kamonji, Ketong, and Rano on Balaesang Peninsula, Sulawesi.^[2] Most people in Balaesang District, however, are ethnic Pendau.^[2]

References

↑ Balaesang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
1 2 Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoli languages: General information and word lists. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 511. Canberra: The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-511.

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[e18-1] Balaesang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Himmelmann-Tomini-2] 1 2 Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoli languages: General information and word lists. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 511. Canberra: The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-511.

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