Bobongko
A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)
| Population | 1,500 (2001 SIL). 1,100 in Lembanato and 400 in Tumbulawa. |
| Region | Central Sulawesi, Togian Islands, Lembanato village; Batu Daka Island, Kilat Bay north, Tumbulawa village on northwest coast. |
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Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 16 |
| Dialects | Related to Saluan. Different from Andio [bzb]. Lexical similarity: 53% with Coastal Saluan [loe], 44% with Andio, and 30% with Gorontalo [gor], 25%–30% with Gorontalo-Mongondow languages. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Saluan-Banggai, Western, Saluanic |
| Comments | ‘Bobongko’ is not derogatory to its speakers, but it is to the Andio. Muslim, Christian. |
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