Tukang Besi language
| Tukang Besi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia | 
| Region | Sulawesi, Tukang Besi Archipelago | 
| Native speakers | (250,000 cited 1995) | 
| Austronesian
 
 | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: khc– Tukang Besi Northbhq– Tukang Besi South | 
| Glottolog | tuka1247 | 
Tukang Besi, or known in Indonesia by the terms Pulo or Wakatobi, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Tukangbesi Islands in southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia by a quarter million speakers. A Tukang Besi pidgin is used in the area.
| Tukang Besi Pidgin | |
|---|---|
| Native speakers | None | 
| Tukang Besi–based pidgin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – | 
| Glottolog | pidg1257 |