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Balantak

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: blz

Population	30,000 (2000 SIL). 3,000 are monolingual.
Region	East central Sulawesi, Banggai District, eastern peninsula, Luwuk, Balantak, Tinangkung, and Lamala subdistricts. 49 villages, or parts of villages.
Language map	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 6
Alternate names	Kosian
Dialects	Related to Andio [bzb], Coastal Saluan [loe]. Lexical similarity: 66% with Andio, 51% with Coastal Saluan, 39% with Bobongko [bgb].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Saluan-Banggai, Eastern
Language use	Vigorous. Speakers of other languages in the area also use Balantak as L2. All domains. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. 3,000 can read, 300 can write. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1991.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists; coconut production. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BERG, René van den; BUSENITZ, Robert L., authors. 2012. A Grammar of Balantak: A Language of Eastern Sulawesi.  

BUSENITZ, Marilyn J., author. 1993. "Some beliefs and practices of Balantak traditional religion."

BUSENITZ, Marilyn J.; BUSENITZ, Robert L., authors. 1990. "Balantak [language text]."

BUSENITZ, Marilyn J.; BUSENITZ, Robert L., authors. 1991. "Balantak phonology and morphophonemics."

BUSENITZ, Marilyn J.; BUSENITZ, Robert L., authors. 1992. "Spatial deixis in Balantak."

BUSENITZ, Robert L., author. 1987. "Pemarkah fokus dalam bahasa Balantak."

BUSENITZ, Robert L., author. 1991. Lexicostatistic and sociolinguistic survey of Balantak and Andio.

BUSENITZ, Robert L., author. 1993. "Notes on Balantak kinship terminology."

BUSENITZ, Robert L., author. 1994. "Marking focus in Balantak."

MEAD, David, author. 2003. "The Saluan-Banggai micro group of eastern Sulawesi."

Vernacular Publications

Porobuan sandaʼ ilio tia wurung Balantak. 1991.