Behoa language

Behoa
Besoa
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Ethnicity	Behoa people
Native speakers	10,000 (2007) [1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Celebic Kaili–Pamona Southern Badaic Behoa
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

1. Behoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. 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

• 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.