Northern South Sulawesi languages

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. Its most prominent members are Mandar and Toraja.

Classification Northern South Sulawesi is divided into five branches: Mandar Mamuju Pitu Ulunna Salu Aralle-Tabulahan Bambam Dakka Pannei Ulumanda’ Massenrempulu Duri Enrekang Maiwa Malimpung Toraja Kalumpang Mamasa (including Pattae') Tae’ Talondo’ Toraja-Sa’dan The Pitu Ulunna Salu, Massenrempulu and Toraja branches were already recognized by van der Veen (1929) as distinct units.

See also

Languages of Sulawesi Languages of Indonesia

References

External links Northern South Sulawesi at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020).