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South Sulawesi languages

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Geographicdistribution
  
Sulawesi

Glottolog
  
sout2923

South Sulawesi languages httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Linguistic classification
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianNuclear MPSouth Sulawesi

Subdivisions
  
BugisMakassarLemolangSekoNorthern

The South Sulawesi languages are a group of languages spoken by the Bugis and related peoples of South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

Languages

  • Bugis
  • Buginese: Buginese, Campalagian
  • ? Tamanic: Mbalo, Taman
  • Makassar: Bentong, Konjo, Makassarese, Selayar
  • Seko: Budong-Budong–Panasuan, Seko
  • Lemolang
  • Northern
  • Mamuju
  • Mandar
  • Masenrempulu: Malimpung–Maiwa, Duri, Enrekang
  • Pitu Ulunna Salu: Aralle-Tabulahan, Dakka, Pannei, Bambam, Ulumanda’, Mamasa
  • Toraja-Sa’dan: Kalumpang, Tae’, Toraja-Sa’dan, Talondo’, Toala’

    • The position of the Tamanic languages, usually represented by Mbalo (Maloh, Embalo), is unclear. Long left unclassified, Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) propose that they are especially close to the Buginese.

    References

    South Sulawesi languages Wikipedia
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