Dampelas

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
dms
Alternate Names
Dampelasa, Dian
Population

2,000 (Wurm 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 10,000 (Wurm 2007).

Location

Central Sulawesi Province, Dampelas, Sojol, and Balaesang subdistricts, 8 villages. Northwesternmost point, north peninsula, Makassar Strait.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Tomini-Tolitoli, Tomini, Southern
Language Use

Spoken in 8 villages but in 7 there are strong migrant communities and the everyday public language is Indonesian [ind]. Indonesian used increasingly in families who want children to have higher education (2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dampelas
Other Comments

Dampal dialect is extinct. Muslim.