Mamuju language

Mamuju
Mamuju
Basa Tomamunyu
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Native speakers	63,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian South Sulawesi Northern Mamuju; ; ; ;
Dialects	Mamuju (prestigious); Sumare-Rangas; Padang; Sinyonyoi;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mqx
Glottolog	mamu1255
	Coordinates: 4°S 120°E / 4°S 120°E / -4; 120

Mamuju is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.^[2]

The dialects of Mamuju include Mamuju, Sumare-Rangas, Padang, and Sinyonyoi. The Mamuju dialect is considered more prestigious. Its written form is based on Latin alphabet.^[3]

Although Mamuju is traditionally classified as South Sulawesi, it has various words of Wotu–Wolio origin.^[4]

References

^ Mamuju at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ 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.
^ "Mamuju". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ Zobel, Erik (2020). "The Kaili–Wolio Branch of the Celebic Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 59 (1/2): 297–346. doi:10.1353/ol.2020.0014.

External links

"Listening to (and Saving) the World's Languages". 29 April 2010 New York Times article by Sam Roberts
Endangered Language Alliance

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[e25-1] Mamuju at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] 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.

[3] "Mamuju". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[Zobel-2020-4] Zobel, Erik (2020). "The Kaili–Wolio Branch of the Celebic Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 59 (1/2): 297–346. doi:10.1353/ol.2020.0014.