Tombelala

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Baria, Belala, Mbelala

Population

1,100 (Mead and Mead 1991).

Location

Central Sulawesi Province, Bungku Tengah subdistrict, 4 villages. On west coast, Tolo bay, south of Bungku town.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 66%–76% with Pamona [pmf] varieties and 38% with Bungku [bkz].

Language Use

Also use Indonesian [ind].

Other Comments

Consider themselves Pamona. Muslim.