Bungku people (

Bungku Bungku is a town and the administrative centre of the Regency of Morowali, in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. Bungku was originally not the capital of Morowali Regency. When Morowali Regency came into being on 4 October 1999, the capital ...

: ''To Bungku'' or ''To Bunggu'') are an

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who mostly resides in North Bungku, South Bungku, Central Bungku, and Menui Islands districts di

Morowali Regency Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 5,472 km2. The districts currently within the regency had a combined population of 102,228 at the 2010 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. t ...

, in

Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The provin ...

province of

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. This ethnic group is divided into several sub-groups, namely Lambatu, Epe, Ro'tua, Reta, and Wowoni. Bungku people have their own language, called

Bungku language Bungku is a town and the administrative centre of the Regency of Morowali, in Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. Bungku was originally not the capital of Morowali Regency. When Morowali Regency came into being on 4 October 1999, the capital ...

, which is one of their characteristic and serves as a means of communication between themselves. They generally embrace

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. Bungku people used to have their own small kingdom, the Bungku Kingdom, which was also called ''Tambuku'' or ''Tombuku'' ''Kingdom'' in Dutch report. The kingdom, along with other small kingdom in the eastern shore of Central Sulawesi, fell under the

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since the middle of 19th century.

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