Kaili language

Kaili
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
EthnicityKaili
Native speakers
430,000 (2007)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
lew – Ledo Kaili
kzf – Da'a Kaili
unz – Unde Kaili
brs – Baras
Glottologcomm1248
ELPBaras

Kaili is an Austronesian dialect cluster of the Celebic branch, and is one of the principal languages of Central Sulawesi. The heartland of the Kaili area is the broad Palu River valley which stretches southward from Central Sulawesi's capital city, Palu. Kaili is also spoken in the mountains which rise on both sides of this valley, and along the coasts of the Makassar Strait and the Gulf of Tomini.