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Bungku

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: bkz

Population	21,500 (1995 SIL). 100 Routa, 16,400 Bungku, 2,500 Torete, 1,000 Tulambatu, 800 Landawe, 650 Waia.
Region	Central Sulawesi, Bungku Utara, Bungku Tengah, and Bungku Selatan subdistricts, along east coast; 45 villages or parts of villages. Tulambatu in northern Southeast Sulawesi, Konawe District, Asera, Soropia, and Lasolo subdistricts, with difficult access.
Language map	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 21
Alternate names	“Nahina”
Dialects	Bungku, Routa, Tulambatu, Torete (To Rete), Landawe, 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.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Eastern, East Coast
Language use	Language of wider communication before independence. Torete dialect is not becoming extinct, as reported earlier. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MEAD, David, author. 1999. "Active, passive and antipassive in Bungku-Tolaki languages."

MEAD, David, editor. 1999. Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part V.

Vernacular Publications

Bitara ntorete (Kalimat Bahasa Torete; Dengan kamus singkat; Indonesia - Torete - Inggris. 2004.