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 |