Konjo language (Sulawesi)

Konjo
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Native speakers	(280,000 cited 1990–1991)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Nuclear MP South Sulawesi Makassaric Konjo; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; kjk – Highland Konjo; kjc – Coastal Konjo
Glottolog	konj1250[2]

Konjo is the common name for two closely related, but distinct Austronesian languages of Sulawesi, Indonesia, viz. Highland Konjo and Coastal Konjo. They share about 75% common basic vocabulary.

Location

Highland Konjo is spoken in Bone, Bulukumba, Gowa, and Sinjai regencies of South Sulawesi province, and the interior of the southern peninsula (Ethnologue). It is also spoken in the northwest of the Mount Lompobatang area.

Coastal Konjo is spoken in Bantaeng, Bulukumba, and Sinjai regencies of South Sulawesi province, and around the Selayar Strait (Ethnologue).

References

↑ Highland Konjo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Coastal Konjo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Konjo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[e18-1] Highland Konjo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Coastal Konjo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Konjo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.