| Bada | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Ethnicity | Bada people |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2010)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bhz |
| Glottolog | bada1261 |
Bada (also Badaʼ) is an Austronesian language spoken in the South Lore district of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Together with Napu and Behoa, it belongs to the Badaic subgroup.2
Grammar
Bada has the following pronoun sets:3
| independent | enclitic | prefixed | suffixed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.sg. | kodoʔ (koʔo) | -aʔ (-naʔ) | ku- | -(ng)kuʔ |
| 2.sg. | io | -koʔ | nu- | -mu |
| 3.sg. | ia | --- | na- | -na |
| 1.pl. inclusive | kitaʔ | -keʔ | ta- | -(n)taʔ |
| 1.pl. exclusive | kaiʔ | -kaʔ | ki- | -(ng)kiʔ |
| 2.pl. | kamiu | -komi | ni- | -mi |
| 3.pl. | hera | -heʔ | ra | -nda |
References
References
- Bada at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Martens, Michael P. (1989). "The Badaic languages of Central Sulawesi". In James N. Sneddon (ed.), Studies in Sulawesi languages, part 1, 19–53. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.
- Woensdregt, Jacob (1925). Mythen en sagen der Berg-Toradja's van Midden-Selebes, vertaald en van aanteekeningen voorzien. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 65:3. Weltevreden: Kolff.