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Busoa language

Busoa is an Austronesian language spoken in the villages of Busoa and Lakambau in South Buton Regency on Buton Island, off the southeast coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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Busoa
Native toSulawesi, Indonesia
RegionButon Island
Native speakers
(2,300 cited 2000)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3bup
Glottologbuso1238
ELPBusoa

Busoa is an Austronesian language spoken in the villages of Busoa and Lakambau in South Buton Regency on Buton Island, off the southeast coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia.2

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References

  1. Busoa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Berg, René van den (2020). The Busoa language of Southeast Sulawesi: Grammar sketch, texts, vocabulary. Dallas: SIL International.