Selayar language

Selayar
Basa Silajara
Native toIndonesia
RegionSelayar Islands, South Sulawesi
EthnicitySelayar people
Native speakers
130,000 (2024)
Language codes
ISO 639-3sly
Glottologsela1260
Distribution of the Selayar language (number 9) is circled in red in the South Sulawesi languages.
Distribution of the Selayar language
  Selayar language

Selayar (Basa Silajara) or Selayarese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by approximately 130,000 people of the Selayar people on the Selayar Islands in the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This language is egalitarian in its use, there are no levels of language, either rough or weak.