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Kaili–Pamona
Geographic
distribution
Sulawesi
Linguistic classification Austronesian
Subdivisions
  • Northern (Kaili–Pamona proper)
  • Southern (Uma–Badaic)
Glottolog nort2898  (Northern Kaili-Wolio)
bada1260  (Badaic)

The Kaili–Pamona languages are a branch of the Celebic subgroup in the Austronesian language family spoken in western Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. [1] [2]

Languages

Per the 23rd edition of Ethnologue, languages classed under the Kaili–Pamona languages grouping include the following:

Zobel (2020) lists the Kaili–Pamona languages, which he calls Northern Kaili–Wolio, as Common Kaili, Sedoa, Kulawi, Lindu, Topoiyo, Uma, and Pamona. The Badaic languages ( Bada, Besoa, and Napu) are excluded and reclassified with the Seko languages as part of the South Sulawesi branch, while Rampi is excluded as a separate branch coordinate to South Sulawesi and Celebic. [3]: 301–302 

References

  1. ^ Barr, Donald F.; Barr, Sharon G.; Salombe, C. (1979). Languages of Central Sulawesi: Checklist, Preliminary Classification, Language Maps, Wordlists. Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University.
  2. ^ Mead, David (2003). "Evidence for a Celebic Supergroup". In Lynch, John (ed.). Issues in Austronesian Historical Phonology. Pacific Linguistics 550. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. pp. 115–141. doi: 10.15144/PL-550. hdl: 1885/146173.
  3. ^ Zobel, Erik (2020). "The Kaili–Wolio Branch of the Celebic Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 59 (1/2): 297–346. doi: 10.1353/ol.2020.0014.

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