Makassaric languages
| Makassaric | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Sulawesi |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | maka1310[1] |
The Makassaric languages are a group of languages spoken in the southern part of South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, and make up one of the branches of the South Sulawesi subgroup in the Austronesian language family.[2][3] The most prominent member of this group is Makassarese, with over two million speakers in the city of Makassar and neighboring areas.
Languages
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Makassaric". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Grimes, C. E. and B. E. Grimes (1987). Languages of South Sulawesi. Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 0858833522.
- ↑ 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.
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