Mamasa language
Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Mamasa is an Austronesian language spoken in West Sulawesi, Indonesia. This language is the native language of the Mamasa people which is related to the Toraja people.
| Mamasa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | West Sulawesi |
| Ethnicity | Mamasa Pattae' (dialect speaker of Pattae') |
Native speakers | 89,000 (2010 Census)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mqj |
| Glottolog | mama1276 |
Dialects
Three dialects can be distinguished:[2]
Speakers of Pattae' are a culturally distinct ethnic group traditionally more affiliated to the Mandar people than to speakers of the Northern and Central Mamasa dialects in the interior, and for that reason Pattae' is considered by its speakers to be a language separate from Mamasa proper (i.e. Northern and Central Mamasa).
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