Mori Atas

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
mzq
Alternate Names
Aikoa, Berg-Tomori, Boven-Mori, Upper Mori, West Mori
User Population

14,000 (1988 D. Mead).

Location

Central Sulawesi province: Lembo, Mori Atas, and Petasia sub-districts, 25 villages on southeast peninsula neck; South Sulawesi province: Nuha sub-district.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Eastern, Southeastern, Bungku-Tolaki, Western, Interior
Dialects

Impo, Molio’a, Molongkuni, Ulu Uwoi, Tambee (Ajo, South Mori, Zuid-Mori). Lexical similarity: 73%–86% with Mori Bawah [xmz] and Padoe [pdo].

Language Use

Most also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

NT: 1948.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mori Atas
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.