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:
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.