Highland Konjo is an
Austronesian language of
Sulawesi
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,
Indonesia
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, which belongs to the
Makassaric branch of the
South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sula ...
subgroup. It is spoken in the interior parts of Bone, Bulukumba, Gowa, and Sinjai regencies of
South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sula ...
province, in the area to the northwest of
Mount Lompobatang. It is closely related to, but distinct from
Coastal Konjo, which also belongs to the
Makassaric languages
The Makassaric languages are a group of languages spoken in the southern part of South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, and make up one of the branches of the South Sulawesi subgroup in the Austronesian language family. The most prominent member o ...
.
[Friberg, T. and T.V. Laskowske (1989). "South Sulawesi languages". In: J.N. Sneddon (ed.), ''Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1'', pp. 1-17. Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa.]
References
Languages of Sulawesi
South Sulawesi languages
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