Boano language (Sulawesi)

Boano
Bolano
Native toIndonesia (parts of Central Sulawesi)
Native speakers
2,700 (2001)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bzl
Glottologboan1243
ELPBoano (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Boano
Boano
Coordinates: 0°31′N 120°59′E / 0.51°N 120.99°E / 0.51; 120.99

Boano (also called Bolano) is a Sulawesi language of the Austronesian family.

Boano is spoken in the single village of Bolano, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] Boano speakers are surrounded by speakers of the Tialo language, who live along the coast between Tingkulang (Tomini) and Moutong.[2]

References

  1. ^ Boano at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b 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.