Northern South Sulawesi languages

Subgroup of the Austronesian language family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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, Indonesia.[1] Its most prominent members are Mandar and Toraja.

Geographic
distribution
Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Subdivisions
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Northern South Sulawesi
Geographic
distribution
Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Linguistic classificationAustronesian
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottolognort2894
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Classification

Northern South Sulawesi is divided into five branches:[2][1]

The Pitu Ulunna Salu, Massenrempulu and Toraja branches were already recognized by van der Veen (1929) as distinct units.[3]

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