Coastal Konjo is an

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language of

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, Indonesia, which belongs to the Makassaric branch of the

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subgroup. It is spoken along the coast in the southeastern corner of

in the regencies of

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, Bulukumba and

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. It is closely related to, but distinct from Highland Konjo, which also belongs to the

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Phonology

The following sound inventory is based on Friberg & Friberg (1991). The vowel is realized as before geminate nasals. Only and can appear in final position. Words with underlying final , or add an echo vowel, e.g. /nipis/ nipisi'thin'.

Grammar

Personal pronouns in Coastal Konjo have one independent form, and three bound forms.

References

{{Austronesian languages Languages of Sulawesi South Sulawesi languages