Bungku
PrintA language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ikinyikiusa, Nahina, Tamboeko, Tambuku, Tobuco
Population
27,000 (2000 census), increasing.
Location
Central Sulawesi Province, Bungku Utara, Bungku Tengah, and Bungku Selatan subdistricts, around 45 villages. Northern Southeast Sulawesi Province, Konawe regency, Asera, Soropia, and Lasolo subdistricts; Tulambatu area.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Bungku, Landawe, Routa, Torete (To Rete), Tulambatu, Waia. Lexical similarity: 81% with Torete, Waia, Tulambatu, and Landawe dialects; 38% with Pamona dialects [pmf]; 88% with Landawe dialect; 84% with Waia dialect; 82% with Torete dialect; 74% with Wawonii [wow]; 66% with Taloki [tlk], Kulisusu [vkl], and Koroni [xkq]; 65% with Moronene [mqn]; 54% with the Mori and Tolaki groups; 82% with the Routa dialect.
Language Use
LWC before independence. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Resources
Muslim.