Mori Atas language
Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Mori Atas, also known as Upper Mori or West Mori, is an Austronesian language of the Celebic branch. The traditional Mori Atas homeland is the upper course of the Laa River in Central Sulawesi.
NativetoIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
(28,000 with Mori Bawah cited 1988)[1]Austronesian
-
Malayo-Polynesian
- Celebic
- Bungku–Tolaki
- Western
- Interior
- Mori Atas
- Interior
- Western
- Bungku–Tolaki
- Celebic
| Mori Atas | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
Native speakers | (28,000 with Mori Bawah cited 1988)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mzq |
| Glottolog | mori1269 |
Classification
Mori Atas is classified as a member of the Bungku-Tolaki group of languages, and shares its closest affinities with the Padoe language.[2] Together, Mori Atas and Mori Bawah are sometimes referred to collectively by the cover term Mori.
Dialects
Mori Atas presents a complicated dialect situation. Following Esser, five dialects can be regarded as principal.[3]
- Molio’a
- Ulu’uwoi
- Tambee
- Molongkuni
- Impo