Malimpung

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mli
User Population

3,090 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 9,400 (2018).

Location

South Sulawesi province: Pinrang regency, Patampanua sub-district, Malimpung, Sulili (part), and Urung villages; north Sadang river.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, South Sulawesi, Northern, Masenrempulu
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 80% with Maiwa [wmm], 70% with Enrekang [ptt].

Language Use

Mixed: Home, Community, Work. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. All also use Indonesian [ind]. Most also use Bugis [bug].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malimpung
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

They view themselves as linguistically distinct from Bugis [bug], but ethnically they view themselves as Bugis. Muslim.