Balantak language

For the district see Balantak, Sulawesi

Balantak
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Native speakers	30,000 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP Celebic Saluan-Banggai Banggaian Balantak
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`blz`
Glottolog	`bala1315`^[2]

Balantak is the main language of the head of the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi. Balantak is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch, and is classified as a member of the Saluan-Banggai group of languages.

References

↑ Balantak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Balantak". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Links

"Balantak", at World Atlas of Language Structures

Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages

Malayo-Sumbawan

Sundanese

Baduy
Sundanese

Madurese

Malayo-Chamic

Chamic	Acehnese Cham dialects Chru Haroi Jarai Rade Roglai Tsat (Utsat)

Malayic	Bamayo Banjar Brunei/Kedayan Malay Berau Malay Bangka Malay Balau Bengkulu Col Duano' Haji Iban Jambi Malay Jakun Kedah Malay Kutai Malay Kaur Kerinci Kelantan-Pattani Malay (Yawi) Kendayan Keninjal Kubu Orang Laut Lubu Malay language (Malaysian & Indonesian) Minangkabau Musi Mualang Orang Kanaq Orang Seletar Pahang Malay Pekal Perak Malay Remun Sarawak Malay Seberuang Sebuyau Temuan Terengganu Malay Urak Lawoi'

Bali–Sasak	Balinese Sasak Sumbawa

Northwest Sumatran

Batak	Alas Batak Angkola Batak Dairi Batak Karo Batak Simalungun Batak Toba Mandailing

Lampungic

Lampung Api
Lampung Nyo
Komering

Celebic
(Disputed)

South Sulawesi

Moken

Moken dialects

Javanese

Arekan
Banyumasan
Mataraman
Kawi (Old Javanese)
Kedu
Osing
Tenggerese

Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
(over 700 languages)

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian groups	Halmahera–Cenderawasih Oceanic languages

Central Malayo-Polynesian linkages	Aru Central Maluku Kei-Tanimbar Kowiai Selaru Sumba–Flores Teor–Kur Timoric West Damar

Unclassified

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