Boano language (Sulawesi)

Not to be confused with Boano language (Maluku).

Boano
Bolano
Native to	Indonesia (parts of Central Sulawesi)
Native speakers	2,700 (2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Celebic Tomini–Tolitoli ? Tolitoli Boano
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bzl
Glottolog	boan1243
ELP	Boano (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
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Coordinates: 0.51°N 120.99°E / 0.51; 120.99

Boano (also called Bolano) is a Sulawesi language of the Austronesian family.

Boano is spoken in the single village of Bolano, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.^[2] Boano speakers are surrounded by speakers of the Tialo language, who live along the coast between Tingkulang (Tomini) and Moutong.^[2]

References

1. Boano at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. Sourcebook on Tomini-Tolitoli languages: General information and word lists. Pacific Linguistics. Vol. 511. Canberra: The Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-511.