Duri language

Duri
Basa Duri
Native toIndonesia
RegionSouth Sulawesi
EthnicityDuri people
Native speakers
(130,000 cited 2000 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3mvp
Glottologduri1242

Duri is an Austronesian language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the prestige variety of the Toraja–Duri languages.

In 2010, 123,000 people spoke this language. It is listed as a 'threatened' language by Ethnologue.

References

  1. ↑ Duri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Friberg, Timothy; Laskowske, Thomas V. (1989). "South Sulawesi languages" (PDF). In J.N. Sneddon (ed.). Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1. NUSA 17. Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa. pp. 1–17.
  3. ↑ "Duri". Ethnologue. Summer Institute of Linguistics. Retrieved 26 June 2022.