Mori Atas

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mzq
Alternate Names
Aikoa, Berg-Tomori, Boven-Mori, Upper Mori, West Mori
Population

14,000 (1988 D. Mead).

Location

Central Sulawesi Province, Mori Atas, Lembo, and Petasia subdistricts, 25 villages. Southeast peninsula neck, southeast of Lake Paso; into South Sulawesi Province, Nuha subdistrict.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Western, Interior
Dialects

Impo, Molio’a, Molongkuni, Tambee (Ajo, South Mori, Tambee, Zuid-Mori), Ulu Uwoi. Lexical similarity: 73%–86% with Mori Bawah [xmz] and Padoe [pdo].

Language Development
NT: 1948.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mori Atas
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.