Maiwa language (Sulawesi) explained

Maiwa language (Sulawesi) should not be confused with Maiwa language (Papua New Guinea).

Maiwa
States:Indonesia
Region:Sulawesi
Ethnicity:Maiwa, Massenrempulu
Speakers:50,000
Date:1990
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:South Sulawesi
Fam4:Northern
Fam5:Massenrempulu
Iso3:wmm
Glotto:maiw1250
Glottorefname:Maiwa (Indonesia)

Maiwa is an Austronesian language spoken by around 50,000 people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Northern branch of the South Sulawesi subgroup, and is closely related to Duri, Enrekang and Malimpung.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Friberg, Timothy and Thomas V. Laskowske. 1989. South Sulawesi languages. In: J.N.Sneddon (ed.), Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1, 1–17. (NUSA: Linguistic Studies of Indonesian and Other Languages in Indonesia, 31). Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.