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Saluan

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: loe
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	74,000 (Barr, Barr and Salombe 1979).
Region	East central Sulawesi; Luwuk, Balantak, Lamala, Buko, Totikum, Kintom, Batui, Pagimana, Bunta subdistricts. 136 villages. Loinang in mountains.
Language maps	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 79 Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 79
Alternate names	Loinang, Loindang, Mondono, “Madi”
Dialects	Loinang (Coastal Saluan, Lingketeng), Baloa’ Kohumamahon, Kahumamahon, Luwuk, Kintom-Pagimana-Boalemo. Related to Balantak [blz], Andio [bzb]. Lexical similarity: 74% with Batui [zbt], 53% with Bobongko [bgb], 62% with Andio, 51% with Balantak.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Saluan-Banggai, Western, Saluanic
Comments	Users prefer ‘Saluan’ over ‘Loinang’. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MEAD, David, author. 2003. "The Saluan-Banggai micro group of eastern Sulawesi."