Location and Dialects
Campalagian is spoken along the coast of the Gulf of Mandar. It comprises two dialects centered respectively around the towns of Campalagian and Buku. For the location of Campalagian and Buku, see among others the sketch map in Strømme and Valkama (1987:84).
Classification
In previous studies Campalagian had been classified as a dialect of Mandar (Adriani and Kruyt 1914:155) and of Bugis (Muthalib 1973; Pelenkahu, Muthalib and Pattiasina 1974), but following the work of Grimes and Grimes (1987:32–33) and Friberg and Friberg (1988:306) it is today regarded as a separate language.
While Friberg and Laskowske (1989:5) placed Campalagian in the Bugis subfamily, they noted that apparent similarities may be the result of convergence and suggested an historical-comparative investigation to determine Campalagian’s deeper affinities.
Population
Based on 1983 demographic data, the number of Campalagian speakers was estimated at 30,000 (Strømme and Valkama 1987:86).
References
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Friberg, Timothy; and Barbara Friberg. 1988. A dialect geography of Bugis. Papers in Western Austronesian Linguistics no. 4 (Pacific Linguistics, A-79), edited by Hein Steinhauer, 303–330. Canberra: Australian National University.
Friberg, Timothy; and Thomas V. Laskowske. 1989. South Sulawesi languages, 1989. Studies in Sulawesi linguistics, part 1 (NUSA: Linguistic Studies of Indonesian and Other Languages in Indonesia, 31), edited by James N. Sneddon, 1–17. Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya. [Reproduced online. URL: http://sealang.net/archives/nusa/pdf/nusa-v31-p1-18.pdf (accessed January 13, 2014).]
Grimes, Charles E.; and Barbara D. Grimes. 1987. Languages of South Sulawesi. (Pacific Linguistics, D-78.) Canberra: Australian National University.
Muthalib, Abdul. 1973. Dialek Tallumpanuae atau Campalagian. Ujung Pandang: Lembaga Bahasa Nasional, Cabang III Ujung Pandang.
Pelenkahu, R. A.; Abdul Muthalib, and J. F. Pattiasina. 1974. Peta bahasa Sulawesi (buku petunjuk). Ujung Pandang: Lembaga Bahasa Nasional Cabang III.
Strømme, Kåre J.; and Kari Valkama. 1987. Kabupaten Polewali Mamasa, southwestern section, and Kabupaten Majene. UNHAS-SIL South Sulawesi sociolinguistic surveys, 1983–1987 (Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures, 5), edited by Timothy Friberg, 59–98. Ujung Pandang: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
