Dialects: Lexical similarity: 66% with Sarudu , and Da’a ,, 56% with Ledo ,, 54% with the Parigi dialect of Kaili ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 450 (Yamaguchi and Nakashima 2001), decreasing.
Language Use: Most speakers are over age 40.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Recent settlers from elsewhere and rubber plantation development brought new language contacts. Muslim.