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Mamasa

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: mqj

Population	100,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	West Sulawesi, Polmas District, Polewali subdistrict, along Mamasa River.
Language map	Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 58
Dialects	Northern Mamasa, Central Mamasa, Pattae’ (Southern Mamasa, Patta’ Binuang, Binuang, Tae’, Binuang-Paki-Batetanga-Anteapi). Lexical similarity: 78% with Toraja-Sa’dan [ska].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Northern, Toraja-Sa’dan
Language use	Vigorous.
Language development	Bible portions: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Wet rice cultivation, coffee. Christian, Muslim (Pattae’), traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MATTI, David F., author. 1991. Phonology of Mamasa.

MATTI, David F., author. 1994. "Mamasa pronoun sets."

MATTI, Sharon, author. 1993. "Rice: The spice of life."

STRØMME, Kare J., author. 1987. UNHAS-SIL sociolinguistic survey: Kabupaten Polewali Mamasa, west-central section.

VALKAMA, Kari, author. 1987. UNHAS-SIL sociolinguistic survey: Kabupatens Pinrang, Enrekang, Tana Toraja, Luwu and eastern part of Polewali Mamasa.