Selayar

SLY

vigorous

Alternate Names: Salajar, Salayar, Salayer, Saleier, Siladja, Silajara

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Makassar ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
South Sulawesi
Makassar

Demographics: 128,000 (2000 census).

Language Use: Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Bugis [bug], Indonesian [ind]. Used as L2 by Laiyolo [lji].

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.