MQX ISO 639-3
Mamuju
Mamuju Autonym
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- mqx
- Alternate Names
- Mamoedjoe, Mamoedjoesch, Mamudju, Udai
- Autonym
- Mamuju
- Population
- 62,900 (2010 census).
- Location:
- West Sulawesi province: Mamuju regency, Budong-Budong, Kalukku, and Mamuju sub-districts; Point Rangas north along Makassar strait coast to Limba town area.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Northern, Mamuju
- Dialects
- Mamuju, Sumare-Rangas, Padang, Sinyonyoi. Mamuju dialect is prestigious.
- Language Use
- Home; Mixed use: Work; Education. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Many also use Mandar [mdr]. Some also use Indonesian [ind]. A few also use Bugis [bug]. Used as L2 by Budong-Budong [bdx], Ulumanda’ [ulm].
- Language Development
- Radio. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mamuju
- Writing
- Buginese script [Bugi], no longer in use. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: West Sulawesi province: Mamuju regency, Budong-Budong, Kalukku, and Mamuju sub-districts; Point Rangas north along Makassar strait coast to Limba town area.
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