Talondo’

TLN

vigorous

Alternate Names: Talondo Kondo

Dialects: None known. May be in the Seko subgroup (Padang , or Tengah ,). Lexical similarity: 80% with Kalumpang ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 1,200 (2011 A. Tadollo), increasing.

Language Use: Home, playing field. All ages. Also use Indonesian [ind] for trade and in education. Also use Bone Hau dialect of Kalumpang [kli], but Kalumpang speakers do not understand Talondo.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.