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Malimpung

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3mli

Population  5,000 (1995 SIL).
Region  South Sulawesi, Pinrang District, Patampanua subdistrict, Malimpung area.
Language map  Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 57
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 80% with Maiwa [wmm], 70% with Enrekang [ptt].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Northern, Masenrempulu
Language use  They view themselves as distinct from Bugis and Enrekang.
Comments  Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MAC DONALD, Chas, author. 2005. Review of: Borrowing versus code-switching, by Richard J. Nivens.  Available online