Boano language (Maluku)

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Boano
Buano
Native to Indonesia
Region Boano Island, Maluku
Native speakers
(3,240 cited 1982) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bzn
Glottolog boan1242
ELP Boano (Maluku, Indonesia)

Boano (Buano) is an Austronesian language spoken in eastern Indonesia. It is spoken in Boano island, off the western end of Seram Island.

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References

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