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
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[ Its most prominent members are Mandar and Toraja.
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Classification
Northern South Sulawesi is divided into five branches:Bambam
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** 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.
References
External links
Northern South Sulawesi
at ''Ethnologue
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Languages of Sulawesi
South Sulawesi languages
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