Topoiyo

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A language of Indonesia

User Population

440 (2010 census), decreasing.

Location

West Sulawesi province: Mamuju regency, Budong-Budong sub-district, inland along Budong-Budong river.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 66% with Sarudu [sdu] and Da’a [kzf], 56% with Ledo [lew], 54% with the Parigi dialect of Kaili [lew].

Language Use

Home; Mixed: Work, Religion, Education. Older adults only. Most shifted to Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Budong-Budong [bdx].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Recent settlers from elsewhere and rubber plantation development brought new language contacts. Muslim.