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Mori Atas

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3: mzq

Population  16,100 (2000).
Region  Central Sulawesi, southeast peninsula neck, Mori Atas, Lembo, and Petasia subdistricts; south Sulawesi. 25 villages or parts of villages.
Language map  Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 64
Alternate names   Upper Mori, West Mori
Dialects  Aikoa. Lexical similarity: 73%–86% with Mori Bawah [xmz] and Padoe [pdo].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Western, Interior
Language development  NT: 1948.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Christian, Muslim.

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Academic Publications

Karhunen, Marjo and Paula Vuorinen. 1991. "Sociolinguistic survey: Mori and Padoe area (Kecamatan Nuha in South Sulawesi, Kecamatans Mori, Atas, Lembo and Petasia in Central Sulawesi)."