Mamasa language
E603065
The Mamasa language is an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia, spoken by the Mamasa people and closely associated with the Toraja cultural-linguistic area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamasa language canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | South Sulawesi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Toraja-Saʼdan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mamasa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologName | Mamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mamasa Toraja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pitu Ulunna Salu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanaʼ Mamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Toraja Mamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | varieties associated with different valleys in Mamasa area ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
daily communication in Mamasa communities
ⓘ
local storytelling traditions ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mama1273 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | mqj ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length (reported in some descriptions)
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory typical of South Sulawesi languages ⓘ |
| isSpokenIn |
Sulawesi island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | South Sulawesi linguistic area ⓘ |
| partOf | Toraja cultural-linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Mamasa Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bugis language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makassarese language NERFINISHED ⓘ Toraja languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskStatus | potentially endangered ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous people of Mamasa Regency ⓘ |
| status | minority language in Indonesia ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
Austronesian alignment features
ⓘ
verb-initial word order tendencies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
oral literature of Mamasa people
ⓘ
traditional ritual speech of Mamasa people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.