Pamona

KODE BAHASA:
 
Kode: pmf
 
Nama: Pamona
 
PROPINSI:
 
Central Sulawesi :: Poso regency, Ampana Kota, Ampanatete, Bungku Tengah, Bungku Utara, Lage, Mori Atas, Pamona Selatan, Pamona Utara, Parigi, Petasia, Poso Kota, Poso Pesisir, Tojo, Ulubongko, and Una-Una sub-districts;
 
South Sulawesi :: Luwu Utara district, Bone-Bone, Mangkutana, and north Wotu sub-districts. 193 villages. 137,000 (Lauder et al 2000).
 
PETA:
Pamona, Poso Toraja
 
NAMA LAIN:
 
Bare’e, Baree, Poso.
 
KLASIFIKASI:
 
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Kaili-Pamona, Northern, Pamona
 
KELOMPOK BAHASA:
 
Pamona
DIALEK:
 
Pamona, Laiwonu (Iba), Rapangkaka (Aria), Tomoni, Tobau (Bare’e, Tobalo, Tobao), Tokondindi, Topada, Taa (Topotaa, Wana). Laiwonu and Rapangkaka dialects may be separate languages.
 
LEKSIKAL:
 
76% (Taa)–90% among dialects, except for Tombelala ttp, which has 66%–76% with other Bungku Tengah dialects, and is considered a separate language.
 
STATUS:
 
6b (Threatened).
 
KOMENTAR:
 
Pamona speakers in Bungku Utara recognize 5 ethnic groups with minor dialect differences: Pusangke, Kajumorangka, Tokasiala, Burangas, and Topotaa. The first 4 are interior mountain dwellers; the Topotaa are coastal. Bungku Tengah recognize 5 varieties: Topotaa (same as Taa), Tobau, Tokondindi, and Topada. Christian.
 

 
Pamona, Poso Toraja:
Agama Primer:Christianity
Penganut Kristen:93%
Persentase Penginjilan:8%
Jendela 10/40:Y
 

 
Ethnologue: pmf