Bungku language explained

Bungku
States:Indonesia
Region:Sulawesi
Speakers:27,000
Date:2000 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Celebic
Fam4:Bungku–Tolaki
Fam6:Eastern
Fam7:East Coast
Iso3:bkz
Glotto:bung1269
Glottorefname:Bungku

Bungku is an Austronesian language (one of the Celebic languages) of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is quite close to Wawonii. It was a local lingua franca before independence.

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