Seko Padang language

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Seko Padang
Native to Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1985) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 skx
Glottolog seko1243

Seko Padang is an Austronesian language spoken in the North Luwu Regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Together with Seko Tengah, Panasuan and Budong-Budong, it belongs to the Seko branch of the South Sulawesi subgroup. [2]

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References

  1. Seko Padang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Laskowske, Thomas. (2006). The Seko languages of South Sulawesi: a reconstruction. Paper presented at the Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics (10-ICAL), 17-20 January 2006, Palawan, Philippines.