Ledo Kaili language

Ledo Kaili
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
350,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lew
Glottologledo1238
GlottopediaKaili[2]
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Ledo Kaili is the largest member of the Kaili languages, which are a dialect chain within the Kaili–Pamona language family. These languages are spoken in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia). Kaili with all of its dialects is one of the largest languages in Sulawesi. One third of the population of Sulawesi Tengah province were (1979) native speakers of a Kaili language. The object language of this article is the main dialect Ledo, which is spoken in the Donggala and Sigi districts (Kabupaten) in and around the provincial capital Palu.

  1. ^ Ledo Kaili at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Glottopedia article on Ledo Kaili language.