Duri is an
Austronesian language
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of
Sulawesi
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,
Indonesia
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. It is the
prestige variety
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of the Massenrempulu languages.
In 2010, 123,000 people spoke this language. It is listed as a 'threatened' language by ''
Ethnologue
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''.
References
Languages of Sulawesi
South Sulawesi languages
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