Bentong

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bnu
Alternate Names: Bentong-Dentong, Dentong
Population: 10,100 (2010 census).
Location:: South Sulawesi province: Barru, Bone, Pangkep, and Maros regencies; highland areas northeast of Makassar city.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Makassar
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Konjo [kjc].
Language Use: Some youth shifting to Indonesian [ind]. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Other Comments: ‘Bentong’ and ‘Dentong’ are Bugis [bug] and Makasar [mak] exonyms meaning ‘nonfluent’, but the names do not have negative connotations to speakers themselves. Muslim, Christian.

Location: South Sulawesi province: Barru, Bone, Pangkep, and Maros regencies; highland areas northeast of Makassar city.