Toraja-Sa'dan (basa tora'a)

Toraja-Sa'dan is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Western Sulawesi in Indonesia by about 500,000 people. The language is also known as Sa'dan, Sadan, Sadang, South Toraja, Ta'e, Tae 'Toradja and Toraja.

Toraja-Sa'dan alphabet

Sample text (Lord's Prayer)

O Ambe'ki, kipalaku anna dipakala'bi' tu sangamMi, anna patalo tu ParentaMi, benkanni tu silasanna kikande keallo-keallo. Sia pa'dei tu sala-budangki, belanna kami duka umpagarri' salana mintu' to kasalan lako kaleki. Sia da Mielorangkan diroso.

A recording of this text by Aldiero Laa Papayungan

Sample text and recording provided by Moshe Ash

Sample video in Toraja-Sa'dan

Information about Toraja-Sa'dan | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Toraja-Sa'dan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toraja-Sa'dan_language
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toraja-Sa'dan
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'dan-toraja
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/sda

Malayo-Polynesian languages

Alorese, Amarasi, Ambai, Ambel, Anuki, Balinese, Banjarese, Batuley, Bengkulu, Bima, Bugis, Bushi, Chamorro, Dawan, Duri, Fijian, Fordata, Galoli, Gayo, Hoava, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Kei, Kerinci, Komering, Lamaholot, Lampung, Ledo Kaili, Madurese, Makasarese, Malagasy, Malay, Mamasa, Mandar, Mandar, Mbula, Mentawai, Minangkabau, Mualang, Musi, Ngaju, Nias, Palauan, Sasak, Selaru, Sumbawa, Sundanese, Tetum, Tii, Toqabaqita, Toraja-Sa'dan, Urak Lawoi’, Wamesa, Western Rote, Yamdena

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 23.04.21

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