Napu language

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Napu
Native to Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Native speakers
6,100 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 npy
Glottolog napu1241
ELP Napu

Napu is an Austronesian language spoken in the North Lore district of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Together with Bada and Behoa, it belongs to the Badaic subgroup. [2]

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References

  1. Napu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  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.

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