Badaic languages
| Badaic | |
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| Geographic distribution | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Ethnicity | Lore peoples (excl. Sedoa) |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bada1260 |
The Badaic languages include three closely related Austronesian languages spoken in the North Lore and South Lore districts in Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, viz. Bada (Bada’), Behoa (Besoa), and Napu, and also Limola, spoken in North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi. Bada, Besoa, and Napu are 80–91% lexically similar and to a great degree mutually intelligible, but their speakers are culturally distinct.