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Andio language

Andio (Andio’o), or Masama, is an Austronesian language spoken at the tip of the eastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia in two villages, Taugi and Tangeban. It is an endangered language, with estimates from 335-1,150 speakers. It belongs to the Saluan–Banggai branch of the Celebic subgroup.

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Andio
Masama
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
335 (2010)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3bzb
Glottologandi1257
ELPAndio

Andio (Andio’o), or Masama, is an Austronesian language spoken at the tip of the eastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia in two villages, Taugi and Tangeban. It is an endangered language, with estimates from 335-1,150 speakers. 2 It belongs to the Saluan–Banggai branch of the Celebic subgroup.

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References

  1. Andio at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Andi-Pallawa, Baso (2013-07-01). "Function Words of Andio Language Viewed from Syntactical Aspect". Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. doi:10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n2p175.