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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Sulawesi) > Lemolang

Lemolang

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3ley

Population  2,000 (1995 SIL).
Region  South Sulawesi, Luwu Utara District, inland from the northeast coast, centered in Sassa and Salassa villages, scattered in Sabbang subdistrict, and possibly Baebunta.
Language map  Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 50
Alternate names   Baebunta, Limola
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 41% with Mori Bawah [xmz], 39% with Mori Atas [mzq], 38% with Bungku [bkz], 39% with Buton, 31% with Seko Padang [skx], 30% with Rampi [lje], 29% with Toraja-Sa’dan [sda], 26% with Muna [mnb], 25% with Wotu [wtw], 24% with Bugis [bug].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Lemolang
Language use  All ages. Also use Lamaholot [slp].
Comments  Muslim.