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Konjo, Coastal

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: kjc

Population	125,000 (1991 SIL). 50,000 Kajang, 10,000 Tiro.
Region	South Sulawesi, southeast corner, southern tip of the peninsula; parts of Sinjai, Bulukumba, and Bantaeng districts.
Language map	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 26
Alternate names	Kondjo, Tiro
Dialects	Konjo Pesisir (Ara, Bira), Tana Toa (Tana Towa, Black Konjo, Kajang, Kadjang), Bantaeng (Bonthain). Tana Toa is north end of dialect subgroup. Lexical similarity: 76% with Makassar [mak]. Tana Toa dialect is within 10% lexical similarity with other coastal dialects.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Makassar
Language use	Vigorous.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Tana Towa resist modern ways, contact with outsiders. Agriculturalists; fishermen; boat builders. Muslim, traditional religion (Tana Towa).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FRIBERG, Barbara, author. 1991. "Ergativity, focus and verb morphology in several South Sulawesi languages."

FRIBERG, Barbara, author. 1993. "Konjo ceremonies."

FRIBERG, Barbara, author. 1993. "Konjo kinship."

FRIBERG, Barbara, author. 1996. "Konjo’s peripatetic person markers."

FRIBERG, Barbara; FRIBERG, Timothy, authors. 1990. "Konjo [language text]."

FRIBERG, Barbara; FRIBERG, Timothy, authors. 1991. "Notes on Konjo phonology."

FRIBERG, Timothy, author. 1995. "Konjo: introduction and wordlist."

Vernacular Publications

Carita tau Konjo riolo na kunni-kunnina. 1990.

Paʼbicaraang bicara Konjo. 1987.