Alternate Names: Binggi, Bunggu, Da’a, Pakawa, Pekava, Pekawa
Dialects: Da’a (Dombu), Inde. Some intelligibility of Ledo dialect of Kaili, Ledo , and other Kaili varieties, but with major sociolinguistic differences. Lexical similarity: 98% between the Da’a and Inde dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 55,000 (2007 SIL), increasing. 3,000–5,000 Da’a and Inde in south Sulawesi. Many monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. Most children know little Indonesian [ind] when entering school. All domains. Oral use in local administration, commerce, school. Some oral and written use in church. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind] in church.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 45%. NT: 1998.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Christian.