Maiwa language (Sulawesi)

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia}}

{{distinguish|Maiwa language (Papua New Guinea)}}

{{Infobox language

|name = Maiwa

|nativename =

|states = Indonesia

|region = Sulawesi

|ethnicity = Maiwa, Massenrempulu

|speakers = 50,000

|date = 1990

|ref = e18

|familycolor = Austronesian

|fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3 = South Sulawesi

|fam4 = Northern

|fam5 = Massenrempulu

|iso3 = wmm

|glotto=maiw1250

|glottorefname=Maiwa (Indonesia)

}}

Maiwa is an Austronesian language spoken by around 50,000 people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Northern branch of the South Sulawesi subgroup, and is closely related to Duri, Enrekang and Malimpung.Friberg, Timothy and Thomas V. Laskowske. 1989. South Sulawesi languages. In: J.N.Sneddon (ed.), Studies in Sulawesi linguistics part 1, 1–17. (NUSA: Linguistic Studies of Indonesian and Other Languages in Indonesia, 31). Jakarta: Badan Penyelenggara Seri Nusa, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.