Alternate Names: Kondjo, Tiro
Dialects: Bantaeng (Bonthain), Konjo Pesisir (Ara, Bira), Tana Toa (Black Konjo, Kadjang, Kajang, Tana Towa). Tana Toa is north end of dialect subgroup. Lexical similarity: 76% with Makassar ,; Tana Toa dialect: 10% with other coastal dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 125,000 (1990 SIL). 50,000 Kajang, 10,000 Tiro.
Language Use: Youth increasingly use Indonesian [ind].
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Tana Towa resist modern ways, contact with outsiders. Muslim, traditional religion.