Duri language

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Duri
Basa Duri
Native toIndonesia
RegionSouth Sulawesi
EthnicityDuri people
Native speakers
(130,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mvp
Glottologduri1242

Duri is an Austronesian language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] It is the prestige variety of the Toraja–Duri languages.

In 2010, 123,000 people spoke this language. It is listed as a 'threatened' language by Ethnologue.[3]

References

  1. Duri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Friberg, Timothy; Laskowske, Thomas V. (1989). "South Sulawesi languages" (PDF). In J.N. Sneddon (ed.). Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1. NUSA 17. Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa. pp. 1–17.
  3. "Duri". Ethnologue. Summer Institute of Linguistics. Retrieved 26 June 2022.