Topoiyo

TOY

moribund

Dialects: Lexical similarity: 66% with Sarudu , and Da’a ,, 56% with Ledo ,, 54% with the Parigi dialect of Kaili ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Celebic
Kaili-Pamona
Northern
Kaili

Demographics: 450 (Yamaguchi and Nakashima 2001), decreasing.

Language Use: Most speakers are over age 40.

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

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