South Sulawesi languages

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South Sulawesi
Geographic distribution:	Sulawesi
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Nuclear MP South Sulawesi
Subdivisions:	Bugis Makassar Lemolang Seko Northern

The South Sulawesi languages are a group of languages spoken by the Bugis and related peoples of South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

Languages

Bugis
- Buginese: Buginese, Campalagian
- ? Tamanic: Mbalo, Taman
Makassar: Bentong, Konjo, Makassarese, Selayar
Seko: Budong-Budong–Panasuan, Seko
Lemolang
Northern
- Mamuju
- Mandar
- Masenrempulu: Malimpung–Maiwa, Duri, Enrekang
- Pitu Ulunna Salu: Aralle-Tabulahan, Dakka, Pannei, Bambam, Ulumanda’, Mamasa
- Toraja-Sa’dan: Kalumpang, Tae’, Toraja-Sa’dan, Talondo’, Toala’

The position of the Tamanic languages, usually represented by Mbalo (Maloh, Embalo), is unclear. Long left unclassified, Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) propose that they are especially close to the Buginese.

References

K. Alexander Adelaar and Nikolaus Himmelmann, The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar. Routledge, 2005.

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