Map showing the distribution of the languages of Sulawesi
On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, 114 native languages are spoken, all of which belong to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language family.[1] With a total number of 17,200,000 inhabitants (2015 estimate, based on census data from 2010),[2] Sulawesi displays a high linguistic diversity when compared with the most densely populated Indonesian island Java,[3] which hosts 4–8 languages (depending on count) spoken by 145,100,000 inhabitants.[2]
^Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). "Languages of Indonesia (Sulawesi)". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
^ ab"Proyeksi Penduduk menurut provinsi, 2010-2035 (Population estimate by provinces, 2010-2035)". Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
^Noorduyn, J. (1991). "The Languages of Sulawesi". In H. Steinhauer (ed.). Papers in Austronesian linguistics. Pacific Linguistics A-81. Canberra: Australian National University. pp. 137–150.
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