Highland Konjo language

Highland Konjo is an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia, which belongs to the Makassaric branch of the South Sulawesi subgroup. It is spoken in the interior parts of Bone, Bulukumba, Gowa, and Sinjai regencies of South Sulawesi 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.[2][3]

Highland Konjo
Konjo Pegunungan
Konjo Iraja, Konjo Buluʼ
Native toIndonesia
RegionSouth Sulawesi
Native speakers
69,000 (2010)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kjk
Glottologhigh1275
Coordinates: 5°16′S 119°56′E / 5.267°S 119.933°E / -5.267; 119.933

References

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  1. ^ Highland Konjo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Grimes, C. E. and B. E. Grimes (1987). Languages of South Sulawesi. Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. doi:10.15144/PL-D78. ISBN 0858833522.
  3. ^ 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.