Mamasa

MQJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Mamasa Toraja

Dialects: Central Mamasa, Northern Mamasa, Pattae’ (Binuang, Binuang-Paki-Batetanga-Anteapi, Patta’ Binuang, Southern Mamasa, Tae’). Lexical similarity: 78% with Toraja-Sa’dan ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
South Sulawesi
Northern
Toraja-Sa’dan

Demographics: 100,000 (1991 SIL).

Language Use: Vigorous.

Language Development: NT: 2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim (Pattae’).