Konjo, Coastal

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: kjc
Alternate Names: Kondjo, Tiro
Population: 167,000 (2010 census).
Location:: South Sulawesi province: Bantaeng, Bulukumba, and Sinjai regencies; southeast peninsula on Salayer strait.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Makassar
Dialects: Konjo Pesisir (Ara, Bira), Tana Toa (Black Konjo, Kadjang, Kajang, Tana Towa), Bantaeng (Bonthain). Tana Toa is north end of dialect subgroup. Lexical similarity: 76% with Makassar [mak]; Tana Toa dialect: 10% with other coastal dialects.
Language Use: Youth increasingly use Indonesian [ind]. Some young people, all adults. A few also use Makasar [mak], who live in Makassar city. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literature. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Konjo, Coastal
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Tana Towa resist modern ways, contact with outsiders. Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: South Sulawesi province: Bantaeng, Bulukumba, and Sinjai regencies; southeast peninsula on Salayer strait.