Aralle-Tabulahan language explained

Aralle-Tabulahan
Nativename:Ahalle
States:Indonesia
Region:West Sulawesi
Date:2010 census
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:South Sulawesi
Fam4:Northern
Fam5:Pitu Ulunna Salu
Dia1:Aralle
Dia2:Tabulahan
Dia3:Mambi
Iso3:atq
Glotto:aral1243
Glottorefname:Aralle-Tabulahan

Aralle-Tabulahan is an Austronesian language that belongs to the South Sulawesi subgroup. It is spoken in Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1]

Aralle-Tabulahan has three major dialects: Aralle, Tabulahan and Mambi. The Mambi dialect is often regarded as the most divergent of the three dialects and is seen as at the centre of spectrum between the Aralle and Tabulahan dialects and the related Bambam language.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Friberg . Timothy . Laskowske . Thomas V. . 1989 . South Sulawesi languages . J.N. Sneddon . Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1 . 1–17 . NUSA 17 . Jakarta . Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa . http://sealang.net/archives/nusa/pdf/nusa-v31-p1-18.pdf.
  2. Book: McKenzie, Robin . Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures . Summer Institute of Linguistics . 1991 . 979-8132-85-8 . van den Berg . René . 12, Sulawesi phonologies . Ujung Pandang . 98–149 . Phonology of Aralle-Tabulahan. https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/57/06/71/57067119079524243045313501163035059687/WILC_v12_ch03_Aralle_Tabulahan.pdf .