Sedoa

TVW

developing

Alternate Names: Baria, Tawaelia, Tawailia, Topobaria

Dialects: Not a dialect of nearby Napu , or of Kaili languages. Most closely related to Moma , in Palolo Valley.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Celebic
Kaili-Pamona
Northern
Kaili

Demographics: 900 (2009 S. Shore). 900 in Sedoa village; 3,000 ethnic Sedoa also live outside the area, but most do not speak Sedoa. Ethnic population: 4,000.

Language Use: Vigorous.

Language Development: Bible portions: 2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian.