Limola language

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Limola
Lemolang
Native to Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1991) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ley
Glottolog lemo1243
ELP Lemolang

Limola (also called Lemolang) is an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is spoken in two villages in North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi. [2] [3] It is classified as a member of the Badaic subgroup of the South Sulawesi languages. [4]

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References

  1. Limola at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. van der Veen, Hendrik (1929). "Nota betreffende de grenzen van de Sa'dansche taalgroep en het haar aanverwante taalgebied". Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 69: 58–96.
  3. 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.
  4. Mead, David (2024). "Sulawesi historical linguistics". In Alexander Adelaar; Antoinette Schapper (eds.). The Oxford Guide to the Malayo-Polynesian Languages of Southeast Asia. Oxford University Press. pp. 151–164. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198807353.003.0012.