Padoe
A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)
| Population | 6,000 (1991 D. Andersen). |
| Region | South Sulawesi, east Luwu Utara District in Nuha, Malili, Mangkutana subdistricts; Central Sulawesi, Banggai District, Mori Atas subdistrict, 2 villages, Pamona Utara subdistrict, 1 village. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 69 |
| Alternate names | Alalao, Padoé, South Mori |
| Dialects | 2 dialects. Lexical similarity: 73%–86% with Mori Atas [mzq], 75% with Mori Bawah [xmz]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Western, Interior |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Christian, Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
ESSER, Samuel J., author; MEAD, David, translator. 2011. Phonology and Morphology of Mori.
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KARHUNEN, Marjo, author. 1991. Phonology of Padoe.
KARHUNEN, Marjo, author. 1994. "The noun phrase in Padoe."
MEAD, David, author. 1999. "Active, passive and antipassive in Bungku-Tolaki languages."
MEAD, David, author. 2002. "Proto Celebic focus revisited."
MEAD, David, editor. 1999. Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part V.

