Bada

BHZ

developing

Alternate Names: Bada’, Tobada’

Dialects: Ako, Bada. Lexical similarity: 85% with Bada and Behoa ,, 91% with Behoa and Napu ,, 80% with Bada and Napu ,. The 3 are geographically, politically, and culturally separate.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Celebic
Kaili-Pamona
Southern
Badaic

Demographics: 6,800 (Martens 1989), increasing.

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development: Bible portions: 2011.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: ‘Tobada’, Bada person. Christian.