Northern South Sulawesi languages
Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
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| Geographic distribution | Sulawesi |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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| Glottolog | nort2894 |
The Northern South Sulawesi languages are a subgroup of the South Sulawesi languages in the Austronesian language family. They are spoken in an area that stretches from the western peninsula of Sulawesi to the Gulf of Bone.[1] Its most prominent members are Mandar and Toraja.
Classification
Northern South Sulawesi is divided into five branches:[2][1]
- Mandar
- Mamuju
- Pitu Ulunna Salu
- Aralle-Tabulahan
- Bambam
- Dakka
- Pannei
- Ulumanda’
- Massenrempulu
- Toraja
The Pitu Ulunna Salu, Massenrempulu and Toraja branches were already recognized by van der Veen (1929) as distinct units.[3]
References
- ^ a b Friberg, Timothy; Laskowske, Thomas V. (1989). "South Sulawesi languages" (PDF). In J.N. Sneddon (ed.). Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1. NUSA 17. Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa. pp. 1–17.
- ^ Grimes, C. E.; Grimes, B. E. (1987). Languages of South Sulawesi. Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D78. ISBN 0858833522.
- ^ van der Veen, Hendrik (1929). "Nota betreffende de grenzen van de Sa'dansche taalgroep en het haar aanverwante taalgebied". Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 69: 58–96.
External links
- Northern South Sulawesi at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020).
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