The Badaic languages are a group of three closely related
Austronesian languages spoken in the North Lore and South Lore districts in
Poso Regency,
Central Sulawesi,
Indonesia, viz.
Bada (Bada’),
Behoa (Besoa), and
Napu. The three languages are 80–91% lexically similar and to a great degree mutually intelligible, but their speakers are culturally distinct.[1]
Classification
The classification of the Badaic languages is controversial. While traditionally held to be a branch of the
Kaili-Pamona languages,[2][3] they share many features with languages of the
Seko branch of the
South Sulawesi languages,[1] and may actually prove to be South Sulawesi languages that were strongly influenced by Kaili-Pamona languages.[4][5]
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^Laskowske, Tom. (2007). "The Seko languages of South Sulawesi: a reconstruction". In David Mead (ed.), Studies in Philippine languages & cultures: 10-ICAL historical comparative papers, pp. 115–210. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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